International Technology Robotics Applications

This book presents the latest scientific research related to the field of Robotics. It involves different topics such as biomedicine, energy efficiency and home automation and robotics.

The book is written by technical experts and researchers from academia and industry working on robotics applications. The book could be used as supplementary material for courses related to Robotics and Domotics.

Part I Biomedicine.- Augmented Reality in Robotic Assistance for the Elderly.- HENUFOOD: Development of New Methodologies and Emergent Technologies for Showing Food with Health Claims on Chronic Diseases Risk Reduction in the Middle Age of Life.- Part II Energy Efficiency.- Big Data Technology to Exploit Climate Information/Consumption Models and to Predict Future Behaviours.- Identification of Electrical Devices Applying Big Data and Machine Learning Techniques to Power Consumption Data.- Knoholem: Knowledge-Based Energy Management for Public Buildings Through Holistic Information Modeling and 3D Visualization.- Part III Home Automation and Robotics.- Uniovi RoboCup Team's Retractile and Compact Robot for RoboCup@Home.- Uniovi RoboCup Team Software Components for RoboCup@Home.- Novel Method for Vehicle and Pedestrian Detection Based on Information Fusion.- Knowledge Management by Means of the Digital Home Compliant Intelligence.- An Integrated Autonomous Navigation and Decision-Making Architecture for Planetary Exploration Rovers.