Automation, the use of robots in industry, has not progressed with the speed that many had hoped it would. The forecasts of twenty years ago are looking fairly silly today: the fact that they were produced largely by journalists for the benefit of boardrooms of accountants and MBA's may have something to do with this, but the question of why so little has been accomplished remains. | An Introduction to Pattern Recognition Michael Alder An Introduction to Pattern Recognition by Michael Alder An Introduction to Pattern Recognition This Edition Mike Alder 2001 Warning This edition is not to be copied transmitted excerpted or printed except on terms authorised by the publisher .