Dancing with Roomba: Cracking the Robot Riddle and Building an Icon
暫譯: 與 Roomba 共舞：破解機器人謎題與打造一個圖標
Jones, Joseph L.
- 出版商: CRC
- 出版日期: 2025-10-22
- 售價: $1,620
- 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $1,539
- 語言: 英文
- 頁數: 218
- 裝訂: Quality Paper - also called trade paper
- ISBN: 1032890614
- ISBN-13: 9781032890616
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相關分類:
機器人製作 Robots
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商品描述
Dancing with Roomba tells the unexpected story of the world's favorite robot.
For five decades, corporations spent millions pursuing a floor-cleaning robot. Legions of engineers toiled, dozens of patents were issued, yet every effort failed. Then came Roomba. Selling nearly 50 million units since its launch, Roomba's unlikely success sprang from a breakthrough at an MIT robotics lab, an inventor who persevered through years of setbacks, and an inspired team that worked as one to smash every problem. This book provides a rare view behind the scenes, revealing how a revolutionary product came to be, how it works, and how a tiny company was able to best a crowd of corporate giants.
Written in an easy, narrative style, Dancing with Roomba is accessible to all. Anyone who owns a Roomba, works in technology, dreams of building a product, or is just curious about the robot that launched a million memes will find much to love.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
《與 Roomba 共舞》講述了這個世界上最受歡迎的機器人的意外故事。
五十年來，各大公司花費數百萬追求一款地板清潔機器人。無數工程師辛勤工作，發放了數十項專利，但每一次努力都以失敗告終。然後，Roomba 出現了。自推出以來，Roomba 銷售了近五千萬台，其不太可能的成功源於麻省理工學院機器人實驗室的一項突破、一位在多年挫折中堅持不懈的發明家，以及一個團結一致、共同克服每個問題的靈感團隊。本書提供了一個難得的幕後視角，揭示了一個革命性產品是如何誕生的、它是如何運作的，以及一個小公司如何能夠超越一眾企業巨頭。
《與 Roomba 共舞》以輕鬆的敘述風格撰寫，讓所有人都能輕鬆理解。任何擁有 Roomba 的人、在科技領域工作的人、夢想打造產品的人，或只是對這個引發無數迷因的機器人感到好奇的人，都會發現許多值得喜愛的內容。
作者簡介
Joseph L. Jones, a lifelong tinkerer and inventor, focuses on the practical application of robotic technology to real-world problems. In that pursuit he co-founded Tertill Corporation, a manufacturer of robots that weed home gardens, and Harvest Automation, Inc., a company that builds autonomous robots for the nursery and greenhouse industry. At both firms he served as CTO. Earlier, as senior roboticist, he spearheaded the development of Roomba, the world's first successful home floor-cleaning robot. A graduate of MIT, he is author of three earlier books on robotics and holds over 80 US and several international patents.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
約瑟夫·L·瓊斯（Joseph L. Jones）是一位終身的修補者和發明家，專注於將機器人技術實際應用於現實世界的問題。在這方面，他共同創立了Tertill Corporation，這是一家製造家庭花園除草機器人的公司，以及Harvest Automation, Inc.，這是一家為苗圃和溫室行業建造自主機器人的公司。在這兩家公司中，他擔任首席技術官（CTO）。早期，作為高級機器人專家，他主導了Roomba的開發，這是全球第一款成功的家庭地板清潔機器人。他是麻省理工學院（MIT）的畢業生，曾出版過三本有關機器人的書籍，並擁有超過80項美國專利及若干國際專利。
