1. Introduction to Smart Robots. - The Book. - Artificial Intelligence and Robots. - Sensors. - Machine Vision. - Manipulators. - Locomotion. - Natural Language Processing. - Spoken Language. - Expert Systems. - The Future. - 2. Artificial Intelligence for Smart Robots. - The History of Artificial Intelligence. - The Basic Elements of Artificial Intelligence. - Applications of Artificial Intelligence. - Principal Participants. - State of the Art. - Towards the Future. - 3. Smart Robots. - Overview. - Growth Potential. - System Elements. - Robotic Functional Categories. - Smart Robot Systems. - Application of Smart Robots. - Research and Development Efforts. - Future Development. - 4. Sensor-Controlled Robots. - Sensor Integration. - Proximity Sensors. - Range Sensors. - Tactile Sensors. - Visual Sensors. - Summary. - 5. Machine Vision Systems. - Overview. - Machine Vision Definition. - Origins of Machine Vision. - Relation to Human Vision. - Basis for a General Purpose Image Understanding System. - Basic Paradigms for Machine Vision. - Levels of Representation. - Representation Methods and Techniques. - Research in Model-Based Machine Vision Systems. - Machine Vision Systems. - Commercially Available Machine Vision Systems. - Developers of Machine Vision Systems. - Sources of Research Funding. - Summary of the State of the Art. - Current Problems and Issues. - Research Needed. - Future Trends. - Conclusion. - 6. Robot Manipulators. - Configurations. - Actuators. - Work Volume. - Robot Controllers. - Dynamic Properties. - 7. Natural Language Processing. - Natural Language Models. - Grammar. - Semantic Processing. - Parsing. - Natural Language Processing Systems. - Complexities of Natural Language Processing. - The Future for Natural Language Processing. - 8. Expert Systems for Robotics. - Fundamentals of Expert Systems. - Expert System Architecture. - Current Expert Systems. - Robotic Applications of Expert Systems. - 9. Computer Integrated Manufacturing. - CIMS Acquisition. - Description of Computer Integrated Manufacturing System Elements. - Three Example Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems. - Projected Trends in CIMS Technology. - Appendix A: Glossary. - Appendix B: Bibliography. Language: English