Gathering 14 short stories and a teaser of his up-coming novel, THE CLAIMED KINGDOM explores different universes, sometimes with humor, sometimes with sadness, and others still full of thrills and adventure, in genres such as sci-fi, terror, erotic, and fantasy. The true heroes of the first moon-landing, a zombie Jesus, an orgasm machine, a japanese suicide, a gay prince, aliens, the world's most famous wooden toy, a 'chosen one' who insists on not being one, and an angel hunter are some of the characters that will lead you on an emotion roller-coaster through the pages of this first...

This book deals with the growing challenges of using assistive robots in our everyday activities along with providing intelligent assistive services. The presented applications concern mainly healthcare and wellness such as helping elderly people, assisting dependent persons, habitat monitoring in smart environments, well-being, security, etc.