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Mechanisms and robots have been and continue to be essential components of mechanical systems. Mechanisms and robots are used to transmit forces and moments and to manipulate objects. A knowledge of the kinematics and dynamics of these kinematic chains is most important for their design and control. MATLAB R ? is a modern tool that has transformed the mathematical calculations methods because MATLAB not only provides numerical calculations but also facilitates analytical calculations using the computer. The present textbook uses MATLAB as a tool to solve problems from mechanisms and robots. The intent is to show the convenience of MATLAB for mechanism and robot analysis. Using example problems the MAT- LAB syntax will be demonstrated. MATLAB is very useful in the process of deriv- ing solutions for any problem in mechanisms or robots. The book includes a large number of problems that are being solved using MATLAB. The programs are avail- able as appendices at the end of this book.