Table of Contents

1. Intelligent Control in Contemporary Robotics.- 2. Neural Network Approach in Robotics.- 3. Fuzzy Logic Approach in Robotics.- 4. Genetic Algorithms in Robotics.- 5. Hybrid Intelligent Approaches in Robotics.- 6. Synthesis of Connectionist Control Algorithms for Robot Contact Tasks.- 7. Synthesis of Comprehensive Connectionist Control Algorithms for Contact Tasks.- 8. Examples of Intelligent Techniques for Robotic Applications.- References.- About the Authors.