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Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
"When the job is too dangerous for soldiers, the military often uses robots. Learn more about these amazing machines, including how they are controlled, what they look like, and the types of missions they face."--www.Amazon.com.
3) Robots
Author
Description
Introduces robots and the science behind these amazing machines, including a historic timeline of robot development, common jobs robots perform in the workplace and at home, and robots of the future.
4) Boy + Bot
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Description
A boy and a robot strike up a friendship despite their differences.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
63 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Description
Introduces readers to robots and robotics, from how they were developed and the materials used to create them to the jobs they are tasked with and where the field of robotics is heading.
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Wild robot volume 1
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Description
Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants.
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Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent on a quest to determine what humanity really needs) turn their attention to the villages and cities of the little moon they call home. They hope to find the answers they seek, while making new friends, learning new concepts, and experiencing the entropic nature of the universe. Becky Chambers's new series continues to ask: in a world where people...
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Series
Ricky Ricotta volume 9
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Infuriated by the declaration that Pluto is no longer a planet, President Penguin and his penguins invade Earth and it is up to Ricky and his robot pal to defeat them--with some help from Ricky's cousin Lucy and her pets.
Author
Series
Ricky Ricotta volume 7
Formats
Description
Evil Uncle Unicorn attempts to dominate earth by using a Ladybot to trick Mighty Robot.
13) NanoBots
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
A young inventor accidentally creates a group of tiny robots that employ their unique abilities and teamwork to become incredibly useful--and maybe even change the world. Includes author's note on the science and uses of nano-robotics.
15) See Santa nap
Author
Series
Description
After delivering presents Santa needs a nap, but Otto and his friends like their gifts so much that Santa cannot find a quiet place to sleep.
17) Silent running
Publisher
Distributed by Universal Studios Canada
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A botanist has spent three years aboard the space freighter "Valley Forge" preserving the only botanical specimens left from Earth under huge geodesic domes. When he receives orders to destroy the project and return home, he rebels and hijacks the space craft, killing his fellow crewman and injuring himself. He plunges the ship into the gaseous Rings of Saturn, where he embarks on the loneliest adventure of all with only two drone robots to keep him...
18) Big Hero 6
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When disaster strikes San Fransokyo, robotics prodigy Hiro and his plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax create a team of crime-fighters.
19) Only human
Author
Series
Themis files volume 3
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Description
"World War Z meets The Martian in the explosive follow-up to Sleeping Giants ("One of the most promising series kickoffs in recent memory"--NPR) and Waking Gods ("Pure, unadulterated literary escapism"--Kirkus Reviews). In her childhood, Rose Franklin accidentally discovered a giant metal hand buried beneath the ground outside Deadwood, South Dakota. As an adult, Dr. Rose Franklin led the team that uncovered the rest of the body parts which together...
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