to Robotics In collaboration with Milan Djurovic, Dragan Hristic, Branko
Karan, Manja Kireanski, N enad Kireanski, Dragan Stokic, Dragoljub
Vujic, Vesna Zivkovic With 228 Figures Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
New York London Paris Tokyo 1989 .. Miomir Vukobratovic, Ph. D., D. Sc.
Milan Djurovic B. Sc. Dragan Hristic Ph.D. Branko Karan B. Sc. Manja
Kircanski Ph.D. Nenad Kireanski Ph.D. Dragan Stokic Ph.D. Dragoljub
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Beograd Based on the original Uvod u Robotiku published by Institute
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Introduction to robotics. Translation of: Uvod u robotiku. Includes
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