Engineering Robotics Books for Engineers: Find Your "Bible

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For mechanical engineers looking to deepen their knowledge in robotics, the "Springer Handbook of Robotics" (2nd edition) edited by Bruno Siciliano and Oussama Khatib is highly recommended as a comprehensive reference. In addition to this handbook, it's suggested to select two or more textbooks or digital resources that align with personal learning preferences, as the choice of these materials can vary based on individual taste.
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Hi,

I am a mechanical engineer and I want to learn more about Robotics. Can you please recommend me some (academic) books?
Are there some books seen as "the bible" for robotic engineers or books that "any robotics engineer should have"?

Thank you very much in advance!
 
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Springer Handbook of Robotics 2e edited by Bruno Siciliano and Oussama Khatib is the closest I'm aware of as a relatively comprehensive reference.

You'll also want two or more regular textbooks or digital resources at your level, but choosing those is more a matter of taste.
 
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The book is fascinating. If your education includes a typical math degree curriculum, with Lebesgue integration, functional analysis, etc, it teaches QFT with only a passing acquaintance of ordinary QM you would get at HS. However, I would read Lenny Susskind's book on QM first. Purchased a copy straight away, but it will not arrive until the end of December; however, Scribd has a PDF I am now studying. The first part introduces distribution theory (and other related concepts), which...
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