Robotics and AI in Extreme Environments

This book offers an original, cross-disciplinary approach that blends technological innovation with ethical, legal, and philosophical insight. Explore how cutting-edge robotics and AI are revolutionizing the way human beings engage with the most dangerous, remote, and demanding environments on Earth and beyond. From space missions and nuclear sites to military operations and toxic industrial zones, it showcases real-world deployments and theoretical advancements. Designed for researchers, engineers, policymakers, and ethicists, it supports both practical application and critical reflection. A vital resource for anyone developing or evaluating autonomous systems in extreme contexts.

Sommario

.- Impossible Worlds: The Role of RAI Overcoming Human Thresholds.- Robotic Systems for Space Exploration.- Robotplan: Autonomous Inspection and Maintenance Robotics with Automated Planning and Acting.- Locomotion optimization for Grace, a legged climbing robot for MRO operations in harsh environments, etc.

Riassunto

This book offers an original, cross-disciplinary approach that blends technological innovation with ethical, legal, and philosophical insight. Explore how cutting-edge robotics and AI are revolutionizing the way human beings engage with the most dangerous, remote, and demanding environments on Earth—and beyond. From space missions and nuclear sites to military operations and toxic industrial zones, it showcases real-world deployments and theoretical advancements. Designed for researchers, engineers, policymakers, and ethicists, it supports both practical application and critical reflection. A vital resource for anyone developing or evaluating autonomous systems in extreme contexts.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Maria Isabel Aldinhas Ferreira (Editore), Sarah Fletcher (Editore), Rodrigo Ventura (Editore)
• Editore: Springer, Berlin
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 05.12.2025
• EAN: 9783032065728
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3206572-8
• Pagine: 272
• Illustrazioni: X, 272 p. 112 illus., 12 illus. in color.
• Serie: Studies in Computational Intelligence
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Tecnica > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Datenbanken, Artificial Intelligence, Data Engineering, Computational Intelligence, Artificial intelligent systems, extreme environments, Human/Robot Co-Action, Radioactive Environments, Space Endeavour