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Book SynopsisDevelopment and Impacts of Automation.- Advances in Robotics and Automation: Historical Perspectives.- Advances in Industrial Automation: Historical Perspectives.- Automation: What It Means to Us Around the World.- A History of Automatic Control.- Social, Organizational, and Individual Impacts of Automation.- Economic Aspects of Automation.- Impacts of Automation on Precision.- Trends in Automation.- Automation Theory and Scientific Foundations.- Control Theory for Automation: Fundamentals.- Control Theory for Automation Advanced Techniques.- Control of Uncertain Systems.- Cybernetics and Learning Automata.- Communication in Automation, Including Networking and Wireless.- Artificial Intelligence and Automation.- Virtual Reality and Automation.- Automation of Mobility and Navigation.- The Human Role in Automation.- What Can Be Automated? What Cannot Be Automated?.- Automation Design: Theory, Elements, and Methods.- Mechatronic Systems A Short Introduction.- Sensors and Sensor Networks