Chapter 1. Fundamentals of Robotics
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Learning Objectives
By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:
Describe important events in the history of robotics
Explain the importance of using artificial intelligence, artificial vision and natural language processing
Classify a robot depending on its goal or function
Identify the parts of a robot
Estimate a robot's position using odometry
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This chapter covers the brief history of robotics, classifies different types of robots and its hardware, and explains a way to find a robot's position using odometry.
