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Foundations of Robotics

Mechatronics, Cybernetics, and AI

by Charles Fox, Jonathan Aitken ...

This book introduces readers to graduate-level study of robotics through an integrated, interdisciplinary approach that spans mechatronics, control theory, computer science, and AI. It is designed to unite students from these fields, equipping them with the collaborative skills needed to excel in robotics.It is structured around three core pillars: Mechatronics, Cybernetics, and AI. Mechatronics ... Read more

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This book introduces readers to graduate-level study of robotics through an integrated, interdisciplinary approach that spans mechatronics, control theory, computer science, and AI. It is designed to unite students from these fields, equipping them with the collaborative skills needed to excel in robotics.It is structured around three core pillars: Mechatronics, Cybernetics, and AI. Mechatronics
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The Gastrothief

Albert Smith's Culinary Capers, Recipe 14

by Steve Higgs ...

Narrated by Charles Robert Fox ...

Series Audiobook 14 - Albert Smith's Culinary Capers
Unabridged

6 hours 35 min

Every journey might start with a single step, but where does it end? Albert Smith and his faithful dog, Rex Harrison, have been on the road for far longer than they ever expected, but they can’t go home yet. Not until they solve one final case. Following a near-invisible breadcrumb trail of clues to find a character they know only as ‘The Gastrothief’, the man and dog duo find themselves in a ... Read more

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Every journey might start with a single step, but where does it end? Albert Smith and his faithful dog, Rex Harrison, have been on the road for far longer than they ever expected, but they can’t go home yet. Not until they solve one final case. Following a near-invisible breadcrumb trail of clues to find a character they know only as ‘The Gastrothief’, the man and dog duo find themselves in a
... Read more
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Bedfordshire Clanger Calamity

Albert Smith's Culinary Capers, Recipe 4

by Steve Higgs ...

Narrated by Charles Robert Fox ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Albert Smith's Culinary Capers
Unabridged

5 hours 42 min

Baking. It can get a guy killed. In the small Bedfordshire town of Biggleswade, retired detective Albert, and former police dog, Rex, are enjoying a peaceful break from the murder and mayhem of the last week. Until the waitress serving him is arrested for murder.... ...and he discovers she killed the café’s owner three days ago. But Albert saw her eyes when the police came for her - she is ... Read more

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Baking. It can get a guy killed. In the small Bedfordshire town of Biggleswade, retired detective Albert, and former police dog, Rex, are enjoying a peaceful break from the murder and mayhem of the last week. Until the waitress serving him is arrested for murder.... ...and he discovers she killed the café’s owner three days ago. But Albert saw her eyes when the police came for her - she is
... Read more
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Pork Pie Pandemonium

Albert Smith's Culinary Capers, Recipe 1

by Steve Higgs ...

Narrated by Charles Robert Fox ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Albert Smith's Culinary Capers
Unabridged

5 hours 33 min

Baking. It can get a guy killed. When a retired detective superintendent chooses to take a culinary tour of the British Isles, he hopes to find tasty treats and delicious bakes...what he finds is a clue to a crime in the ingredients for his pork pie. His dog, Rex Harrison, an ex-police dog fired for having a bad attitude, cannot understand why the humans are struggling to solve the mystery. He can ... Read more

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Baking. It can get a guy killed. When a retired detective superintendent chooses to take a culinary tour of the British Isles, he hopes to find tasty treats and delicious bakes...what he finds is a clue to a crime in the ingredients for his pork pie. His dog, Rex Harrison, an ex-police dog fired for having a bad attitude, cannot understand why the humans are struggling to solve the mystery. He can
... Read more
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The Witches of East Malling

Blue Moon Investigations Book 7 - A Snarky Paranormal Detective Mystery

by Steve Higgs ...

Narrated by Charles Robert Fox ...

Series Audiobook 7 - Blue Moon Investigations
Unabridged

8 hours 8 min

The Witches of East Malling: Blue Moon Investigations Book 7 - A Snarky Paranormal Detective Mystery by Steve Higgs Tempest Michaels is back! His office burned down, his love life is a joke and he's convinced he's getting fat. It's the perfect time for a new case then! The client is the son of a man who was killed in a freak accident - struck by lightning. That doesn't sound very paranormal until ... Read more

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The Witches of East Malling: Blue Moon Investigations Book 7 - A Snarky Paranormal Detective Mystery by Steve Higgs Tempest Michaels is back! His office burned down, his love life is a joke and he's convinced he's getting fat. It's the perfect time for a new case then! The client is the son of a man who was killed in a freak accident - struck by lightning. That doesn't sound very paranormal until
... Read more
Night Vision

Making Sense of Supernatural Dream Encounters

by Charles R. Fox ...

While you sleep, the Holy Spirit is still speaking!What did that blue tree mean in your dream last night? Was it because of the pizza you had for dinner, or was God speaking to you?Many believers really want to understand their dreams but aren't sure where to start. In Night Vision, Dr. Charles Fox lays a solid foundation by offering the biblical basis for dreams and then shares his own personal ... Read more

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While you sleep, the Holy Spirit is still speaking!What did that blue tree mean in your dream last night? Was it because of the pizza you had for dinner, or was God speaking to you?Many believers really want to understand their dreams but aren't sure where to start. In Night Vision, Dr. Charles Fox lays a solid foundation by offering the biblical basis for dreams and then shares his own personal
... Read more
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Old Habits

Albert Smith's Mystery Thrillers Book 1

by Steve Higgs ...

Narrated by Charles Robert Fox ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Albert Smith's Mystery Thrillers
Unabridged

6 hours 45 min

Dirk De Graaf has kept his deadly secret for twenty-three years. Not one person on the planet knows.Until today.A chance encounter in the street threatens to expose everything and topple an empire he built with little more than ruthless cunning.But it's just one man. One old man. And one old man can be dealt with easily enough.Or so Dirk De Graaf thinks.He should have picked a different old man ... Read more

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Dirk De Graaf has kept his deadly secret for twenty-three years. Not one person on the planet knows.Until today.A chance encounter in the street threatens to expose everything and topple an empire he built with little more than ruthless cunning.But it's just one man. One old man. And one old man can be dealt with easily enough.Or so Dirk De Graaf thinks.He should have picked a different old man
... Read more
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Stilton Slaughter

Albert Smith's Culinary Capers, Recipe 3

by Steve Higgs ...

Narrated by Charles Robert Fox ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Albert Smith's Culinary Capers
Unabridged

5 hours 53 min

Baking. It can get a guy killed. When retired cop Albert arrives in Stilton for a festival, he has cheese on his mind, but that’s not what he gets.... Arriving the morning after the factory and warehouse have been raided, all the stilton is gone, and the security guard Dave, who bravely fought to stop the thieves, needs someone’s help to save the day. With sidekick Rex Harrison, the failed police ... Read more

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Baking. It can get a guy killed. When retired cop Albert arrives in Stilton for a festival, he has cheese on his mind, but that’s not what he gets.... Arriving the morning after the factory and warehouse have been raided, all the stilton is gone, and the security guard Dave, who bravely fought to stop the thieves, needs someone’s help to save the day. With sidekick Rex Harrison, the failed police
... Read more
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Death of a Yorkshire Pudding

Albert Smith's Culinary Capers, Recipe 5

by Steve Higgs ...

Narrated by Charles Robert Fox ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Albert Smith's Culinary Capers
Unabridged

6 hours 15 min

After the drama in Biggleswade, our crime-busting duo head to York for the annual Yorkshire pudding competition and a well-earned rest.... Well, fat chance of that, because they interrupt a violent robbery before they can even get to the venue. When Albert realizes he’s stumbled across something much bigger than a random mugging, he decides, for once, to leave the crime-solving to the locals. Fate ... Read more

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After the drama in Biggleswade, our crime-busting duo head to York for the annual Yorkshire pudding competition and a well-earned rest.... Well, fat chance of that, because they interrupt a violent robbery before they can even get to the venue. When Albert realizes he’s stumbled across something much bigger than a random mugging, he decides, for once, to leave the crime-solving to the locals. Fate
... Read more
The Castle Kid Chronicles

art, friendship, business, & the internet

by Charles Fox ...

What if the things we saw online affected the way we saw the real world?8th grader Ollie just discovered the power of “minting”. A minted image on the internet can appear visually in real life to the people who have seen the post online. A minting cannot affect the physical environment, but it can affect the people who see them.When Ollie mints his dinosaur drawing, it turns out the dinosaur can ... Read more

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What if the things we saw online affected the way we saw the real world?8th grader Ollie just discovered the power of “minting”. A minted image on the internet can appear visually in real life to the people who have seen the post online. A minting cannot affect the physical environment, but it can affect the people who see them.When Ollie mints his dinosaur drawing, it turns out the dinosaur can
... Read more
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Majestic Mystery: An Albert and Rex Short Story

Albert Smith's Culinary Capers, Recipe 16

by Steve Higgs ...

Narrated by Charles Robert Fox ...

Series Audiobook 16 - Albert Smith's Culinary Capers
Unabridged

1 hour 11 min

Albert and Rex are going to the palace. It’s the day the Kings' birthday honour list recipients get their knighthoods, but like everywhere else they go, there is trouble to be found. With his three children and youngest granddaughter, Apple-Blossom, in tow, Albert is a little embarrassed by the lavishness of the affair. Yet all that is forgotten when he spots a man he knows. A man guilty of murder ... Read more

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Albert and Rex are going to the palace. It’s the day the Kings' birthday honour list recipients get their knighthoods, but like everywhere else they go, there is trouble to be found. With his three children and youngest granddaughter, Apple-Blossom, in tow, Albert is a little embarrassed by the lavishness of the affair. Yet all that is forgotten when he spots a man he knows. A man guilty of murder
... Read more
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Kent Coast Oyster Obliteration

Albert Smith's Culinary Capers, Recipe 11

by Steve Higgs ...

Narrated by Charles Robert Fox ...

Series Audiobook 11 - Albert Smith's Culinary Capers
Unabridged

6 hours 12 min

On the southeast coast of England, three wines growers have just gone missing and a fourth was found dead at the scene. Could this be the work of the master criminal Albert Smith has been chasing all over the country? You'd better believe it. Rushing back to his home county, Albert hopes to pick up the trail once more. With trusted former police dog, Rex Harrison, at his side, the duo begins to ... Read more

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On the southeast coast of England, three wines growers have just gone missing and a fourth was found dead at the scene. Could this be the work of the master criminal Albert Smith has been chasing all over the country? You'd better believe it. Rushing back to his home county, Albert hopes to pick up the trail once more. With trusted former police dog, Rex Harrison, at his side, the duo begins to
... Read more