Part I, Embedded Systems and Programming Environments -- Robots and Controllers -- Central Processing Unit -- Sensors -- Actuators -- Actuators -- Control -- Multitasking -- Wireless Communication -- Raspberry Pi -- Arduino -- Part II, Mobile Robot Design -- Driving Robots -- Omnidirectional Robots -- Balancing Robots -- Walking Robots -- Autonomous Planes -- Autonomous Vessels and Underwater Vehicles -- Robot Manipulators -- Simulation Systems -- Part III, Mobile Robot Applications -- Localization and Navigation -- Maze Exploration -- Map Generation -- Real-Time Image Processing -- Robot Soccer -- Neural Networks -- Evolutionary Computing Approaches -- Behavior-Based Systems -- Evolution of Walking Gaits -- Automotive Systems -- Outlook -- Appendices, Index.

This textbook presents a unique examination of mobile robots and autonomous vehicles using embedded systems, from introductory to advanced level. It is structured in four parts, dealing with Embedded Systems (processors, sensors, actuators, control, multitasking and communication), Robot Hardware (driving and walking robots, autonomous boats and planes, as well as robot manipulators), Robot Software (localization, navigation, image processing and automotive systems), and Artificial Intelligence (neural networks, genetic algorithms and deep learning). The book is organized for ease of use, with numerous figures, photographs, and worked example programs. The book is written as a text for courses in computer science, computer engineering, IT, electronics engineering, and mechatronics, as well as a guide for robot hobbyists and researchers. In this 4th edition the text has been thoroughly updated and extended. It now uses the Raspberry Pi and Arduino embedded processors for all mobile robot systems.