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Elmer (robot), 167
HE motors (see high-efficiency motors)
Elsie (robot), 167, 168
heat sensors, 93, 93
The Enchanted Loom (Robert Jastrow), 18
Heinlein, Robert, 201
engines, solar, 24-29 H-bridge (CD motor), 55-58, 56-58
enhanced manipulation, 10 helium balloons, 271
ENIAC computer, 18 helium (blimps), 274-275
expert (rule-based) intelligence programs, high-efficiency (HE) motors, 24-26
101 home position (robotic arm), 292-293
explorer robots, 3-7 Honda, 40
Exploring Biomechanics (R. McNeill Hrynkiw, Dave, 24, 247
Alexander), 267 humidity sensors, 97
eyes (T-bots), 204-205, 205 hydrofoil, 261
hydrogen (blimps), 274-275
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Fire-Fighting Home Robot Contest, 9 I
fire-fighting robots, 9 IBM, 10, 18
fish, 259-261 IBM PC interface:
fish, robotic, 261, 263-268, 266, 267 for android hand, 311-312, 313, 322
android, 267 for robotic arm, 281-283, 286-291, 297
efficiency of, 266 industrial robots, 2, 7
electronics for, 264, 264-265 Intel Corp., 15
mechanics of, 265, 265, 266 intelligence:
parts list for, 267-268 consciousness of, 17
rotary solenoid, 263, 264, 264 top-down vs. bottom-up, 166
tail, 263-266 (See also artificial intelligence)
water considerations for, 266 interocular distance (IOD), 209
foils, swimming, 261 IOD (interocular distance), 209 327
fuel cells, 38-40 IQ, 19
fuzzy logic, 15, 127-137, 128-134, 136, 140-141 Israel, 11

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GA (genetic algorithms), 17 Jacquet-Droz, Pierre, 1
gelled-electrolyte battery cells (gel-cells), 32 Jason project, 272
genetic algorithms (GA), 17 Jastrow, Robert, 18
global positioning system (GPS), 85 Jet Propulsion Laboratories (JPL), 4
Golem robot, 201-208, 208
GPS (global positioning system), 85 L
Gray, James, 260 lead-acid batteries, 32
learning from experience, 22
H Leclanche, George, 30
HAL computer, 20 leg linkages, 240-242, 241, 242
half-stepping, 215-217, 216, 227 legs, robots with (see walker robots)
hand, android, 299-322, 316, 319-322 lever (android hand), 310, 310, 311
air muscles in, 299-307, 301-307, 313-314 life:
BASIC program for, 312 artificial, 17-18, 20
fingers for, 314-318, 314-320 consciousness vs., 17
first mechanical device for, 307-309 silicon, 18
IBM interface for, 311-312, 313, 322 light sensors (sight), 64-80
second mechanical device (lever) for, 310, DTMF IR communication/remote control
310, 311 system, 70-80, 71-80
thumb for, 319-321 infrared, 67-69, 67-70
hazardous duty robots, 8, 8 photoresistive, 64-66, 64-67

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