This book focuses on the core technologies of special robots. Both principles and engineering practice have been addressed. This is achieved by providing an in-depth study on several major topics such as the vision positioning of mobile robots, the autonomous motion control of ruin search and rescue robots, and typical applications of text questions and answers robots. The autonomous motion control technologies of ruin search and rescue robots and typical applications of text questions and answers robots are the major features of the book. The book benefits researchers, engineers, senior undergraduate students, and postgraduate students in the fields of visual positioning, path planning, autonomous motion control, and typical applications of special robots. 

Tongying Guo, Ph.D., is an associate professor, a visiting scholar. The main research areas are robotics, intelligent control, machine vision, image processing, and building intelligence, etc. She has successively hosted and participated in more than 30 national, provincial, and ministerial-level scientific researches and teaching and research projects, won the third prize of Liaoning Provincial Excellent Teaching Achievement Award, the first prize for Scientific and Technological Progress in Shenyang city, the third prize of Liaoning Provincial Natural Science Academic Achievement Award, and the second prize of Shenyang Natural Science Academic Achievement Award. She published more than 40 papers in important academic journals and conferences at home and abroad, including more than 20 papers indexed by SCI, EI, ISTP; as a chief editor, edited 5 books, and participated in editing 10 books. She obtained 2 invention patent authorization.  Hui Zhang, Master of Engineering, is an associate professor. The main research areas are machine vision, image processing, embedded system development, multiphase flow detection, etc. She has successively participated in 30 scientific research and teachings and research projects, published more than 30 papers, of which 10 papers were indexed by EI; as a chief editor, she compiled 2 textbooks, and participated in 2 monographs and 6 textbooks and won the third prize of  Liaoning Provincial Teaching Achievement Award, one excellent paper award, and second prize of Shenyang Science and technology progress award. She guided students to participate in Liaoning province postgraduate electronic design competition and won 1 third prize, guided undergraduates to participate in various innovation and entrepreneurship competitions, and won more than 50 provincial third prizes. 

Lincang Zhu used to be a product manager of JD Zhilian Cloud Platform and a product leader of natural language processing and smart content marketing, leading the planning and design of intelligent creative products for commodity marketing. He is good at integrating e-commerce marketing management and artificial intelligence technology deeply, focusing on the digital, structured, and intelligent product design of subjective and perceptual business. 

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Tongying Guo, Ph.D., is an associate professor, a visiting scholar. The main research areas are robotics, intelligent control, machine vision, image processing, and building intelligence, etc. She has successively hosted and participated in more than 30 national, provincial, and ministerial-level scientific researches and teaching and research projects, won the third prize of Liaoning Provincial Excellent Teaching Achievement Award, the first prize for Scientific and Technological Progress in Shenyang city, the third prize of Liaoning Provincial Natural Science Academic Achievement Award, and the second prize of Shenyang Natural Science Academic Achievement Award. She published more than 40 papers in important academic journals and conferences at home and abroad, including more than 20 papers indexed by SCI, EI, ISTP; as a chief editor, edited 5 books, and participated in editing 10 books. She obtained 2 invention patent authorization. Hui Zhang, Master of Engineering, is an associate professor. The main research areas are machine vision, image processing, embedded system development, multiphase flow detection, etc. She has successively participated in 30 scientific research and teachings and research projects, published more than 30 papers, of which 10 papers were indexed by EI; as a chief editor, she compiled 2 textbooks, and participated in 2 monographs and 6 textbooks and won the third prize of Liaoning Provincial Teaching Achievement Award, one excellent paper award, and second prize of Shenyang Science and technology progress award. She guided students to participate in Liaoning province postgraduate electronic design competition and won 1 third prize, guided undergraduates to participate in various innovation and entrepreneurship competitions, and won more than 50 provincial third prizes.

Lincang Zhu used to be a product manager of JD Zhilian Cloud Platform and a product leader of natural language processing and smart content marketing, leading the planning and design of intelligent creative products for commodity marketing. He is good at integrating e-commerce marketing management and artificial intelligence technology deeply, focusing on the digital, structured, and intelligent product design of subjective and perceptual business.