Compact information on automatic handling. Robotics is ubiquitous in industry, in the manipulation of physical objects, and also in personal environments as service robots. This pocketbook addresses the technical means of various fields, their selection and planning of actions, as well as practical applications. The discussions extend beyond the well-known industrial robots. Numerous illustrations, explanations, checklists, user characteristics, and modular systems are presented in an understandable manner, making this book well-suited for self-study for practitioners. An excerpt from the content: - Handling modules - Manipulators - Industrial robots - Programming and control - Grippers - Service robots - Mobile robots - Human-robot cooperation - Humanoids.