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Title: Robot Programming : A Practical Guide to Behavior-Based Robotics by Joe Jones, Daniel Roth ISBN: 0-07-142778-3 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics Pub. Date: 12 December, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Valuable tips learned the hard way
Comment: This book is a collection of tips for robot design that you would otherwise have to learn the hard way through many years of experience. The author provides an overview of techniques that work, as well as common mistakes; overall, an approach for successful design patterns proven over time.

Rating: 5
Summary: A Practical Guide Indeed
Comment: You can really see that Jones knows what he is talking about reading this book, and you can see the influence participation in making a practical robot (Roomba) for mass production has had on Jones thinking. Previously Jones authored _Mobile Robots_ with Anita Flynn, a product of MIT research. Now Jones brings many practical and useful explanations in very easily understood terms to the beginner, and hidden depth to the experienced robot programmer. While many of the research level books talk "about" Behavior-Based Programming in general terms, Jones descends into specifics, such as the inner workings of arbitration, and some of the different schemes used, and the difference between ballistic and servo behaviors. Well written, an easy read, and deceptively meaty exercises. One of the appendices of the book cover some much-needed common algorithms. Another the mathematics of differential drive. Plus, this book has a companion web site, also covered in a appendix, written by Daniel Roth, where you can get your own free virtual robot to "play" with and control. You can run your own experiments with their pre-canned behaviors, and watch the results of your concept level programming in simulated action. More than a book, this is a learning opportunity for anyone wanting to understand practical robot programming "behavior style".

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