Books in Robotics

Mathematics

Linear Algebra

• Linear Algebra Done Right, by Axler, Sheldon
• Linear Algebra Done Wrong, by Sergei Treil
• Introduction to Applied Linear Algebra, by Stephen Boyd and Lieven Vandenberghe

Analysis

• Principles of Mathematical Analysis, by Walter Rudin
• Introductory Functional Analysis with Applications, by Erwin Kreyszig

Computational

• Numerical Analysis, by Richard L. Burden and J. Douglas Faires
• Convex Optimization, by Stephen Boyd and Lieven Vandenberghe
• Applied Mathematical Programming, by Bradley, Hax, and Magnanti

Systems and Control

• Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control Theory: A Concise Introduction, by Daniel Liberzon

• Optimal Control Theory: An Introduction, by Donald E. Kirk

• Markov Models for Pattern Recognition: From Theory to Applications, by Fink, Gernot A.

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence

Introductory

• Modern Robotics
• Robot Modeling and Control, by Mark W. Spong, Seth Hutchinson, M. Vidyasagar
• Robotics: Modelling, Planning and Control, by Bruno Siciliano, Lorenzo Sciavicco, Luigi Villani, Giuseppe Oriolo
• Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots, by Roland Siegwart, Illah R. Nourbakhsh, Davide Scaramuzza
• Control of Robot Manipulators in Joint Space, by Rafael Kelly, Victor Santibáñez Davila, Julio Antonio Loría Perez
• Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, by Stuart J. Russell, Peter Norvig

Perception & Estimation

• Probabilistic Robotics, by Sebastian Thrun, Wolfram Burgard, Dieter Fox
• State Estimation for Robotics, by Tim Barfoot
• Optimal State Estimation: Kalman, H Infinity, and Nonlinear Approaches, by Dan Simon

Motion Planning

• Robot Motion Planning, by Latombe, Jean-Claude
• Principles of Robot Motion: Theory, Algorithms, and Implementations, by H. Choset, K. M. Lynch, S. Hutchinson, G. Kantor, W. Burgard, L. E. Kavraki and S. Thrun
• Planning Algorithms, by Steven M. LaValle

Publications

• Top Publications of Robotics from Google Scholar

Machine Learning

• Probabilistic Machine Learning

Programming

Foundations

• Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective, by Randal E. Bryant and David R. O'Hallaron
• Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis in C++, 4th Edition, by Mark A. Weiss
• The Algorithm Design Manual, 2nd Edition, by Steven Skiena

C++

• Effective Modern C++: 42 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of C++11 and C++14, by Scott Meyers
• C++ Templates: The Complete Guide, 2nd Edition, by David Vandevoorde, Nicolai M. Josuttis, and Douglas Gregor
• The Definitive C++ Book Guide and List