Preface

Robot technology has reached a very interesting level, especially in terms of military robots, medical robots, courier robots, autonomous security robots, and robots in agriculture and entertainment. Soon, it seems inevitable that robots will replace many scientists and workers. While all this is going on, it is obvious that mass robot design and production will only be successful with a dedicated high-level education system conducted in universities. The name of this education system is robotic engineering. Talented and innovative robotic engineers who design competitive and advanced technological robotic systems can only be trained under this high-level robotic engineering system.

Every passing year, many new robotic devices (such as robot dog Spot, kangaroo robots, robot birds, humanoid robot Asimo, robot Cheetah, and the Vinci Surgical System) have been designed and produced for different purposes. These new robotics systems possess very advanced control systems and computer algorithms that will cause significant changes in production systems and lifestyles. It is clear that these new robotic systems have started a trend, attracting young people to work in this field. This trend is a sign that the future of robotic engineering will be very bright.

This book explores the latest developments in robotics as well as current robotic systems and applications. I would like to thank all authors who contributed to this book with their valuable novel ideas and their knowledge of current developments in robotics.

> **Serdar Küçük, Ph.D.** Full Professor, Technology Faculty, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kocaeli University, Turkey

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Section 1

New Trends in Robot

Engineering

Section 1
