[4.1.1] Robotics Publications
This list of periodical covers the academic journals, the trade
magazines devoted to both robotics and relevant sub-areas, and the
lone newsletter for hobbyists.
Advanced Robotics (in English)
The International Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan.
ISSN 0169-1864
Editor-in-Chief, Robotics Society of Japan, 6FL. Bunkyo-Shogaku Bldg.,
1-15-4, Hongu, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan.
Subscriptions and orders:
VSP
PO Box 346,
3700 AH Zeist,
The Netherlands.
Bimonthly, DM525 (1993 price).
Automation in Construction
Publisher: Elsevier Science Publisher B. V., Amsterdam.
Desk Editor: Erik de Vries
The Editor of the journal is
Dr. T. Michael Knasel
10324 Lake Avenue
Cleveland, OH 441102-1239.
fax: 216.651.5136.
Autonomous Robots
ISSN 0929-5593
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Journal Dept
PO Box 358, Accord Station
Hingham, MA 02018-0358
tel: 617.871.6600
fax: 617.871.6528
subscription: $50/individual
Vol 1, 1994 (2 issues)
Editor-in-chief
George Bekey
Industrial Robot
ISSN 0143-991X
Quarterly, $145/year
MCB University Press Ltd.
62 Toller Lane
Bradford, West Yorkshire
England, BD8 9BY
tel: (44) 274 499821,
fax: (44) 274 547143
--in the US
MCB University Press Ltd.
PO Box 10812
Birmingham, AL 35201-0812
tel: 1-800-633-4931 (1-205-995-1567),
fax: 1-205-995-1588
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Service Center
445 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, NJ 08854-4150
tel: 201.981.0060
tel: 800.678.IEEE
ftp://ftp.ieee.org/
The IEEE has a formidable array of journals, transactions and
magazines. Here are a few that are relevant to robotics work:
IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics
IEEE Control Systems Magazine
IEEE Computer Magazine
IEEN Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
Cost: Have to join IEEE and then subscribe. Student rates are
much less expensive than non-student rates.
International Journal of Robotics and Automation
Published 4 times annually. ISSN 0826-8185
ACTA Press,
PO Box 354,
CH-8053,
Zurich, Switzerland
or
ACTA Press
PO Box 2481
Anaheim, CA 92814
Subscriptions: $165 US or 313.50 SFr. ($12 US or 22.80 SFr
postage and handling). A special rate is available to members of
IASTED.
International Journal of Robotics Research (IJRR)
MIT Press
28 Carleton Street
Cambridge, MA 02142
Cost: $50/year to individuals
Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
PO Box 322,
3300 AH Dordrecht,
The Netherlands
in the US:
PO Box 358
Accord Station,
Hingham, MA 02018-0358
Three issues per volume, $58.50 per volume (individual)
Journal of the Robotics Society of Japan
Robotics Society of Japan
6Fl. Bunkyo Shogaku Bldg.,
1-15-4 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan
tel: (03)3812-7594
fax: (03)3812-4628.
The table of contents (TOC) are posted to comp.research.japan
and comp.robotics as they are available, although there is
some delay. All of the TOC for this and other
Japanese CS journals are archived for anonymous FTP at
ftp://cs.arizona.edu/japan/table.contents/robotics.TOC/jrsj.TOC
Journal of Robotic Systems
G. Beni and S. Hackwood, editors
College of Engineering
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521-0425
Publisher:
Interscience Division
Professional, Reference, and Trade Group
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
605 Third Ave.
New York, NY 10158
Mechatronics (Mechanics, Electronics, Control)
Editors-in-Chief:
Dr. R. W. Daniel
Department of Engineering Science,
University of Oxford,
Parks Road,
Oxford, OX1-3PJ
United Kingdom:
tel: +44-865-273153
fax: +44-865-273153
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Professor J. R. Hewit
Engineering Design Institute
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Technology, Loughborough
Leicestershire, LE11 3TU
UNITED KINGDOM
tel: +44-509-222936
fax: +44-509-268103)
Published by Pergamon Press Ltd, Headington Hill Hall, Oxford
OX3 0BW UK. 1993 subscription rates: 193 pounds Sterling (US
$312) Personal subscription rates for those whose library
subscribes at a regular rate are available on request.
Subscription rates for Japan are available on request.
Military Robotics
L&B Limited
19 Rock Creek Church Road
N.W., Washington, DC 20011-6005
tel: 202.723.1600
fax: 202.723.5031
net: jlovece@dgs.dgsys.com
This bi-weekly publication reports on government and military unmanned
vehicles in land, sea and air applications and has been published
since 1986.
The newsletter subscription cost is $350 (U.S.) and $375 (outside
North America).
Robot (Japanese)
Industrial Robots and Application Systems
published bimonthly
Japan Industrial Robot Association (JIRA)
Kikai-Shinko Building
3-5-8, Shiba-Kohen,
Mina To-ku
Tokyo, Japan
tel: (03) 3434-2919
fax: (03) 3578-1404
Robot Explorer
Appropriate Solutions
145 Grove Street
PO Box 458
Peterborough, NH 03458-0458
tel: 603.924.6079
fax: 603.924.9441
net: apsol@world.std.com
ISSN: 1060-4375
'The newsletter of motile systems' $14.95/year in the US,
$29.95 to the rest of the world.
Robotica
Cambridge University Press
The Edinburgh Building
Shaftesbury Road,
Cambridge CB2 2RU (UK)
in the US:
Cambridge University Press
Journals Department
40 West 20th Street
New York, NY 10011-4211
International Journal of Information, Education and Research in
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Quarterly publication, US $179
per year
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
In Europe:
Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.
Journals Department
PO Box 211, 100 AE Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Editors in Chief:
Prof. F.C.A. Groen
University of Amsterdam
Faculty of Mathematics and CS
Dept. of Computer Systems
Kruislaan 403
1098 SJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
net:
In the US and Canada:
Elsevier Science Publishing Co., Inc.
Journal Information Center
655 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10010
Editor in Chief:
Prof. T.C. Henderson
University of Utah
Dept. of Computer Science
3160 Merrill Engineering Bldg.
Salt Lake City, UT 84112 USA
net:
Robotics and Computer Integrated Manufacturing
Elsevier Science Inc,
660 White Plains Road,
Tarrytown, NY 10591-5153, USA
or
Elsevier Science Ltd,
The Boulevard,
Langford Lane,
Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 1GB, UK.
Pergamon Press, ISSN 0736-5845
Editorial Office: Dr. Andre Sharon, Associate Editor, damien@mit.edu
The Robotics Practitioner
Footfalls, Ltd.
483 S. Kirkwood Road, Suite 130
Kirkwood, MO 63122
net: trp@footfalls.com
Published quarterly. The charter subscription rate is $29. This
will go up to $36 after March 31, 1995. MO residents add $1.73 tax,
Canada and Mexico add $6 postage. All other foreign add $16 postage.
Robotics Today
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
One SME Drive
PO Box 930
Dearborn, MI 48121
tel: 313.271.1500
Robotics World
Communication Channels
6255 Barfield Road
Atlanta, GA 30328
tel: 404.256.9800
"The end-user's magazine of flexible automation." Published
quarterly They also publish the Robotics World Directory $49.95
Unmanned Systems
1735 N. Lynn Street, Suite 950
Arlington, VA 22209-2022
tel: 703.524.6646
Editor: Sarah M. Cook. Subscription: $40/year (US), $50/year
(outside USA) (4 issues) Published by The Association
for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International.
InterLingua Retrieval Service
InterLingua, an information retrieval and translation company,
will be making available (starting January, 1995) at no cost the
tables-of-contents of selected Japanese publications every month.
This is part of a larger project in the science / technology arena
that we are engaged in, so it is possible for us to make this
information available at no obligation.
T-O-Cs of Japanese publications in the computer/electronics
cateogry will be posted on the Usenet group
(comp.research.japan). However, other T-O-Cs can be delivered via
e-mail to you if you contact us with your address and category
preferences at the e-mail address below. (Sorry, we are unable to
deliver via post office or fax).
Below is a list of categories in which we are currently
translating T-O-Cs and making them available at no cost. Should you
have any other suggestions, please let us know. If there is sufficient
interest in other categories, we will consider making arrangements
with Japanese publishers.
Tables-of-contents from Japanese magazines will be available in the
following categories:
- General engineering (robotics, materials, inventions and patents)
- Mechanical engineering
- Transportation engineering
- Metal engineering
- Chemistry and chemical engineering
- Energy engineering
- Nuclear engineering
- Electrical engineering
- Electronics and communication technology
- Information science (software and hardware)
Again, these are the subject areas in which InterLingua is
currently engaged in translations and information retrieval. Any
additional suggestions are more than welcome.
To subscribe to our e-mail delivery service contact us by e-mail at:
japanese@aol.com
[4.1.2] Trade Magazines
Usually free, mostly ads or industry news. Many articles
written by advertisers. Great sources of product information. Our lab
at CMU receives 50-60 trade magazines and journals per month and while
no one reads all of the articles, pointers are passed on to people
around the lab. This keeps the group abreast of new products and
developments.
Advanced Imaging
445 Broad Hollow Rd.
Melville, NY 11747
tel: 516.845.2700
fax: 516.845.2797
Subscription free to qualified professionals, $50/yr otherwise.
ComputerCraft
CQ Communications
76 N. Broadway
Hicksville, NY 11801
tel: 516.681.2922
fax: 516.681.2926
Cost: $18.97/yr, ISSN: 1055-5072
Computer Applications Journal
Circuit Cellar Inc.
4 Park St. Suite 20
Vernon, CT 06066
Subscriptions: P.O. Box 7694
Riverton, NJ 08077
tel: 203.875.2751
Cost: $21.95/yr. ISSN: 0896-8985 Excellent for those building
hardware, programming microcontrollers, etc. Also a very good source
for companies who have products in these areas.
Design News
Cahners Publishing Co.
275 Washington Street
Newton, MA. 02158
News and Applications for design engineers. Cost: Free to
qualified recipients.
EE Times
CMP Publications, Inc.
600 Community Drive
Manhasset, NY 11030
Cost: Free to qualified recipients (in the U.S.); otherwise
$159/yr (U.S. and Foreign)
Electronic Design
Penton Publishing Inc
1100 Superior Ave
Cleveland, OH 44114-2543
611 Route #46 West
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604
tel: 201.393.6060
fax: 201.393.0204
Cost: $95.00/yr (free if qualified) ISSN: 0013-4872
Electronics Now (formerly Radio Electronics)
Gernsback Publications Inc
Subscription Dept
Box 55115
Boulder, CO 80321-5115
500-B Bi-County Boulevard
Farmingdale, NY 11735
tel: 516.293.3000
Cost: $19.97/yr. ISSN: 0033-7862
Embedded Systems Programming
Miller Freeman
600 Harrison St.
San Francisco, CA 94107
tel: 800.829.5537 (customer service)
tel: 415.905.2200
bbs: 415.905.2689.
Cost: $49.95 for 12 issue
Laser Focus World
10 Tara Blvd., Fifth Floor (Editorial Office)
Nashua, NH 03062
tel: 603.891.0123
fax: 603.891.0574
internet: lfworld@pinet.aip.org
Subscription Inquiries: 918.831.9424
Machine Design
Penton Publishing Inc.
1100 Superior Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44114-2543
tel: 216.696.7000
fax: 216.621.8469
Cost: Free to qualified recipients in the U.S.; otherwise
$100.00/yr in U.S., $140/yr in Canada, $160/yr for all others
Midnight Engineering
Published by William E Gates, [No, not that Bill....]
111 E. Drake Road
Suite 7041
Fort Collins, CO 80525
tel: 719.254.4558
fax: 719.254.4517
One-year (6 issues) $24, canada and mexico $29, other foreign $49
(airmail) Perhaps marginal for this list but focus is on "resources
and insight for the entrepreneurial engineer" Issues and articles on
developing hardware, software, micro-controllers, product development,
marketing, patenting issues, startups, etc etc. Excellent if you need
this info.
Modern Materials Handling
44 Cook Street
Denver, CO 80206-5800
tel: 303.388.4511
Trade magazine covering productivity solutions for manufacturing,
warehousing and distribution. Typically includes articles on factory
automation, etc. Cost: Free to qualified recipients; otherwise - $75
for US subscribers.
Motion Control
Tower Media Corp.
800 Roosevelt Rd.
Bldg. C, Suite 206
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Trade magazine for Motion Control applications and Technology.
Cost: Free to qualified recipients in the U.S.; otherwise - $50/yr in
U.S. $90/yr foreign subscriptions.
NASA Tech Briefs
Associated Business Publications Co., Ltd.
41 E. 42nd St.
New York, NY 10017-5391
Contains useful technology transfer information which very often
includes robotics research performed at various NASA centers. Cost:
Free to qualified recipients; otherwise - $75.00/yr in the U.S.,
$150.00/yr for Foreign subscriptions.
Nuts and Volts
430 Princeland Court
Corona, CA 91719
tel: 800.783.4624
net: 74262.3664@compuserve.com
Electronics classifieds and ads. Lots of devices and products
relevant for robot builders. Often features articles on robot building
by Karl Lunt.
Sensors
Helmers Publishing
174 Concord Street
PO Box 874
Peterborough, NH 03458-0874
tel: 603.924.9631
Trade magazine devoted to sensing devices. Publishes directory.
Cost: Free to qualified subscribers, $55/yr otherwise.
To be added:
GPS World (Global Positioning System related), RF Design, Sea
Technology, Laser Focus, POB (surveying profession), Broadcast
Engineering.
[4.1.3] Other sources:
Thomas Register
Thomas Publishing Company
One Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10117-0139
tel: 212.695.0500
fax: 212.290.7362
About $250 for a 20-odd volume encyclopedia of US industry.
Concentration on heavier industries - but still an amazing source for
information. No company or lab building products should be without
one. Available on CD-ROM for about $300.
EEM
[Address to add]
The 'Thomas Register' for Electrical engineers.
[4.2] Books, Online Information and Videos
[4.2.1] Books
[4.2.2] CDROMS
[4.2.3] Magazine Articles
[4.2.4] Online Technical Reports
[4.2.5] Videos
The readership of this group ranges from the beginner to
experienced robot designers and users. Accordingly, this list covers
the gamut as well. I would like to include net resources as well such
as papers or tech reports so send me your sites!
[4.2.1] Books
Some of these books may be out of print. Check with your local
bookseller or try a used bookstore that provides a search service.
Advanced Robot Systems
Mark J. Robillard
Howard Sams and Co. 1984
Autonomous Robot Vehicles
I.J. Cox and G.T. Wilfong (eds)
New York, Springer-Verlag, 1990
Collection of seminal papers on autonmous robot vehicles.