[2] Where can I find robotics resources on the net?
Within this FAQ are a wide variety of URL's and pointers to ftp sites
for robotics resources. There are a few URL's that go beyond this and
some of those are presented here:
Robotics Internet Resource Page:
This is an excellent source of pointers to a wide variety of Robotics
related work on the Internet. This includes files, video, images,
teleoperation etc etc. - Use your favorite browser (Mosaic, Netscape,
MacWeb etc. to check it out)
Robotics Internet Resouces Page
European Robotics Archive:
Eurobots is an archive dedicated to storage of robotics related
information. It can be accessed via WWW at
European Robotics Archive
and here for ftp.
In addition to holding a collection of general information, the WWW
version has "Hot Links" to useful documents (such as this FAQ!) and
pointers to other mobile robot sites. There is also a dedicated
section for those working in Europe. This archive is intended to
provide a service to all mobile robot developers, so check it out and
send us material that others might find useful, or give us your
suggestions for improvement.
Virtual Reality (VR) related:
For sci.virtual-worlds:
Virtual Worlds
Also see: ftp://ftp.ipa.fhg.de//pub/VIRTUAL_REALITY/WWW/hmepage.html
Site includes papers, product sheets, publications and information.
Tutorial and Overview of Estimation and Navigation work at Notre-Dame
I highly recommend this - it is an excellent use of the www and a
well-done overview of the work. - nivek
http://www.nd.edu/NDInfo/Research/sskaar/Home.html
Part I: Camera Space Manipulation
Part I relates to the positioning of a rigid body in three-dimensional
space relative to a specific, second body accomplished with either a
holonomic system, such as a typical industrial robot, or a
nonholonomic system, such as a forklift.
Part II: Estimation Based Navigation
Relates to the navigation of a vehicle relative to a known environment
such as a home, office, or warehouse.
Last-Modified: Sun Aug 11 08:46:48 1996
Kevin Dowling <nivek@cmu.edu>