Robotics

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1. antegamisouApr 2023
   This reply will focus mainly on the academics.

   Since you've mentioned exoskeletons, knowledge of kinematics and dynamics is imperative.

   Rotation Matrices, Forward/Inverse Kinematics, Denavit - Hartenberg Parameters, Lagrangian Mechanics are a few fundamental concepts one should be familiar with. Their applications mostly pertain to robotic manipulators (arms), which are what members of exoskeleton's are modeled after.

   They're covered extensively in the classic in the field textbook

       Robotics Modelling, Planning and Control by Siciliano, Sciavicco, Villani, Oriolo
   

   https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-84628-642-1

   They also require some prior knowledge of linear algebra to safely navigate through, so make sure you've achieved at least some math literacy before diving into them.

   Speaking of navigation, if you're interested in motion planning i.e. how to optimally (safely and efficiently) go from point A to point B, what you read is

       Planning Algorithms by Steven M. Lavalle
   

   http://lavalle.pl/planning/

   for various ways the math people have came up with to solve this. Many cool applications in fields outside of robotics like in Computer Graphics/Animation too.

   And btw, if there's one paper you'll absolutely have to read if you find yourself more interested in motion planning is

       Sampling-based Algorithms for Optimal Motion Planning by Sertac Karaman and Emilio Frazzoli 
   

   https://arxiv.org/pdf/1105.1186.pdf

   in which the authors have revised two very popular path planning algorithms by making them significantly more optimal than their initial implementations were, and are part of many decision making systems that are involved in any type of mechanical movements.

   Some other comments talked about more advanced disciplines in the field like State Estimation or Reinforcement Learning but I believe the aforementioned (kimenatics/dynamics/motion planning) are the bare minimum before diving into even more advanced math-heavy concepts.

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2. DoingIsLearningNov 2022
   'Handbook of Robotics' by Siciliano & Khatib.

   It covers a lot from principles to application, it was the book that clicked for me in terms of understanding kinematics of robots.

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3. antegamisouJan 2021
   Hi, I didn't know you were the OP of the article. If you're interested in adding a Books section in the future, you may want to include Robotics: Modelling, Planning and Control by Bruno Siciliano, an all-time classic reading in most introductory robotics university courses.
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4. bltAug 2017
   "Robotics: Modelling, Planning and Control" by B. Siciliano et al.
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5. flor1sJun 2020
   I found it funny that the book "Robotics" (by Siciliano et al.) isn't in the category "Intelligent Technologies and Robotics". There's another book titled "Robotics" (by Mihelj et al.) in that category though.
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