Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-352) and index.

"This book captures the latest research developments in the subject field of robotics and mechatronics and provides relevant theoretical knowledge in this field"-- Provided by publisher.

Silicon micro-robot with neural networks / Ken Saito -- Gait transition control of a biped robot from quadrupedal to bipedal locomotion based on central pattern generator, phase resetting, and kinematic synergy / Shinya Aoi -- Design for information processing in living neuronal networks / Suguru N. Kudoh -- Novel swimming mechanism for a robotic fish / Sayyad Farideddin Masoomi ... [et al.] -- Efficient evolution of modular robot control via genetic programming / Tuz̈e Kuyucu, Ivan Tanev, Katsunori Shimohara -- Awareness-based recommendation : toward the human adaptive and friendly interactive learning system / Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Takuma Nishimura, Keiki Takadama -- Design and implementation of a stop-traversing two wheeled robot / Huei Ee Yap, Shuiji Hashimoto -- Ellipse detection-based bin-picking visual servoing system / Kai Liu, Hongbo Li, Zengqi Sun -- Inferring intention through state representations in cooperative human-robot environments / Craig Schlenoff -- Smart sensor systems / Hiroo Wakaumi -- Development and simulation of an adaptive control system for the teleoperation of medical robots / Vu Trieu Minh -- Design and development of teleoperation for forest machines : an overview / Bart Milne ... [et al.] -- Time delay and uncertainty compensation in bilateral telerobotic systems : state-of-art with case studies / Spyros G. Tzafestas, Andreas-Ioannis Mantelos -- Modelling and simulation approaches for gas turbine system optimization/ Hamid Asgari, XiaoQi Chen, Raazeh Sainudiin -- Robotic CAM system available for both CL data and NC data / Fusaomi Nagata .. [et al.] -- Robotic grippers, grasping, and grasp planning / Seyed Javad Mousavi, Ellips Masehian -- Cyberinfra product concept and its prototyping strategies / Balan Pillai, Vesa Salminen.