5: Linearized Control / 5.1. Linearization / 5.2. Stabilization of a nonlinear system.

1: Introduction / 2: Locomotion and Manipulation / 3: Forward and Inverse Kinematics / 4: Path Planning / 5: Sensors / 6: Vision / 7: Feature extraction / 8: Uncertainty and Error Propagation / 9: Localization / 10: Grasping / 11: Simultaneous Localization and Mapping / 12: RGB-D SLAM.

8: Biologically-inspired algorithm for safe navigation of a wheeled robot among moving obstacles / 9: Reactive navigation among moving and deforming obstacles: Problems of border patrolling and avoiding collisions / 10: Seeking a path through the crowd: Robot navigation among unknowingly moving obstacles based on an integrated repres / 11: A globally converging reactive algorithm for robot navigation in scenes densely cluttered with moving and deforming / 12: Safe cooperative navigation of multiple wheeled robots in unknown steady environments with obstacles.

Appendix A: Myth and Creativity in Conceptual Design / Appendix B: Real-World Automation Control through the USB Interface / / Appendix C: Microchip Code for USB Board to PPM Translation / Appendix D: Selected Electronic Parts for Mowing Robot / Appendix E: Software Concordance / Appendix F: Solutions.

7: Uncertainty Management in Remanufacturing Process Routing.

Alexandria / Alexandria's Knowledge / Great Library of Alexandria / Heron's Designs / Temples of Alexandria / Automatic doors / Recreating Automatic Doors / Dispensing Holy Water / Magical Science / Omen Machine / Sound Machines / Automatic War Machines / Heron's Contribution to Theater / Automatic Sets / Entirely Automatic Theater / Creating the Automatic Theater / Steam Bowl / Steam Engine / Forgotten Heron.