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Perspectives on Technological Developments Applied to Robotics

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New technological developments, as in other domains, provide the opportunity to enhance robots behavior. In this chapter, new promises and challenges of robotics are introduced. New robots are not only designed to work for humans to perform specialized, tedious, repetitive, or dangerous tasks, but also for working safely with them. A great variety of sensing modalities will be incorporated to new robots which will allow them to “understand” changing environments and to adapt their capabilities. Autonomous learning and adaptive behavior are essential when implementing robots for what to do rather than how to do it. New developments allow robots to be adapted to range over different areas as a result of using different means of locomotion, including walking, running, flying, swimming, or diving, so that they are capable of carrying out any type of work activity located at times in hostile environments impossible for humans. Science and engineering are ready to provide innovative solutions to some of the most common tasks of our society. In order to achieve this, objective efforts that crosscut many disciplines are needed.

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Molina, C.P., Ortego, R.G., Pérez, F.M. (2014). Perspectives on Technological Developments Applied to Robotics. In: López Peláez, A. (eds) The Robotics Divide. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5358-0_5

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