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1) Autonomous
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
William Mackler is about to go on the road trip of a lifetime. After winning a contest-and nearly dying in the process-he becomes the proud owner of Autonomous, a driverless car that knows where you want to go before you do. #Worthit! To sweeten the deal he gets to pick three friends to go with him on a cross-country trip. For William, a reckless adrenaline junkie, this is the perfect last hurrah before he and his friends go their separate ways after...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
Earth, 2144. Jack is an anti-patent scientist turned drug pirate, traversing the world in a submarine as a pharmaceutical Robin Hood, fabricating cheap scrips for poor people who can't otherwise afford them. But her latest drug hack has left a trail of lethal overdoses as people become addicted to their work, doing repetitive tasks until they become unsafe or insane. Hot on her trail, an unlikely pair: Eliasz, a brooding military agent, and his robotic...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The era of autonomous weapons has arrived. Today around the globe, at least thirty nations have weapons that can search for and destroy enemy targets all on their own. Paul Scharre, a leading expert in next-generation warfare, describes these and other high tech weapons systems--from Israel's Harpy drone to the American submarine-hunting robot ship Sea Hunter--and examines the legal and ethical issues surrounding their use. 'A smart primer to what's...
Pub. Date
[2014], c2013
Language
English
Description
Can robots be creative enough to build their own language? Computational linguistics explores semiotics, its origins, evolution and dynamics with an interdisciplinary approach aimed at finding out statistics and rules to construct a computational model of natural language. Luc Steels, with more than 30 Ph.D. theses granted under his direction, 200 articles published and 15 books edited (and an opera written about robots!) is one of the world's leading...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Learn Oracle Cloud Infrastructure terminology and core ideas. Plus, get ready for the Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud 2023 Specialist (1Z0-931-21) exam.
Oracle has introduced a new era of data management with the Oracle Autonomous Database. In this exam prep course for the Oracle Autonomous Database Cloud Specialist (1Z0-931-23) certification, learn what you need to know about deployment offerings, tools, and ways to migrate to this platform. Go...
6) ASMR
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2015].
Language
English
Description
Autonomous sensory meridian response starts with a tingling feeling in your head and results in feelings of deep calm and relaxation; what triggers ASMR isn't the same for everyone. Young and Blansert provide an easy-to-understand explanation of what ASMR is, how it works, and its benefits.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
From the star of the YouTube sensation Jason Drives, the senior editor of the acclaimed website Jalopnik, and a producer of Jay Leno's Garage comes the wittiest and most insightful guide yet to self-driving cars and the road ahead. Self-driving cars sound fantastical and futuristic and yet they'll soon be on every street in America. Whether it's Tesla's Autopilot, Google's Waymo, Mercedes's Distronic, or Uber's modified Volvos, companies around the...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This is the first complete beginner's guide to programming and automating modern robots. Drawing on their experience teaching thousands of robotics beginners, Cameron and Tracey Hughes show how to automate robots (or teams of robots), translating your ideas into specific tasks they can perform on their own, with no remote controls. 'The Beginner's Guide to Programming Robots' builds your skills through four simple projects created with today's leading...
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