Androids · Build Your Own Lifelike Robots by Bergeron, Bryan -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Androids: Build Your Own Lifelike Robots Copyright Page Dedication About the Authors Contents Introduction 1 Reflex Arc

Biological Basis Relevance to Android Designs Simple Reflex Arc Experiments Modifications Gremlins Search Terms

2 Behavior Chains

Biological Basis Relevance to Android Designs Behavior-Chain Experiments Modifications Gremlins Search Terms

3 Homeostasis

Biological Basis Relevance to Androids Thermal Homeostasis Simulator Modifications Bonus Project: PID Control of Electric Heating Pad Gremlins Search Terms

4 Light and Vision

Biological Basis and Pupillary Light Reflex Simple Light-Reflex Experiment Creating Dynamic Eyes A Set of Animated Eyes Animated Eyes That Respond to Light Project: Mark 54 Pupil Examination Simulator Light Tracking and Object Examination The Light-Tracking Examination Summary

5 All Ears

Biological Basis Relevance to Android Designs Sound-Localization Experiments Modifications Gremlins Search Terms

6 A Heartbeat Away

Biological Basis Relevance to Android Designs Heart Sound Simulators Lung Sound Simulator Coordinated Heart and Lung Sound Simulators Gremlins Search Terms

7 If It Bleeds, Can We Kill It?

Biological Basis Relevance to Android Designs Cardiac Pulse Simulator Modifications Integration with Heart and Breath Sound Simulators Gremlins Search Terms

8 Simply a Matter of Time

Muscular Strength and Aging Heart Recovery Rate and Fitness Level Gremlins Search Terms

9 Affect and Expression

High-Fidelity Approaches Low-Fidelity Approaches to Androids Servo Smiles Speech Synthesis EMIC-2 Command Set Simple Speech Demonstration Expressive Voices with the Epson Parser Expressive Voices with the DECTalk Parser Building an Expressive Android Tatrick Expresses Itself Demo 1: Normal Greeting with Multicolor Eyes Demo 2: Evil Robot Demo 3: That Confused Kid Demo 4: The Drunken Robot Demo 5: The Wise Sage Demo 6: The Patient with Patience Summary

Resources

Arduino-Compatible Microcontrollers Prototyping Supplies Hardware Displays Sensors Servos Turrets Robot Arms Shields Arduino Technical Resources Combat Lifesaving and High-Fidelity Robots

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