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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
Series
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.
5) Robots
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 89 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
With the help of his misfit mechanical friends, a small town robot named Rodney embarks on the adventure of a lifetime as he heads for the big city to pursue his dreams and ultimately proves that anyone can shine no matter what they're made of.
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.
10) Chappie
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Formats
Description
In a future world, where crime is patrolled by robot police officers, one police droid is given new programming which gives him the ability to think for himself.
Author
Publisher
CreateSpace]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
194 pages ; 23 cm
Description
"You'll learn the history of robotics, learn the 3 Rules, and meet the very first robots. This book also describes the many essential hardware components of today's robots: - Analog and Digital brains - DC, Servo, and Stepper Motors - Bump Sensors and Light Sensors - and even Robotic Bodywork Would you like to build and program your own robot? You can use Robotics: Everything You Need to Know About Robotics from Beginner to Expert to learn the software...
Author
Series
Ricky Ricotta volume 9
Formats
Description
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.
14) The junkyard bot
Author
Series
Robots rule! volume 1
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
195 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
When George Gearing's personal robot Jackbot gets hit by a car, George rebuilds him into something amazing, only to have him disappear just as darkness threatens the town, leaving George and his new friend Anne Droid to find out what happened.
Author
Series
Frank Einstein volume 6
Formats
Description
"Frank Einstein (kid-genius, scientist, and inventor) and his best friend, Watson, along with Klink (a self-assembled artificial-intelligence entity) and Klank (a mostly self-assembled and artificial almost intelligence entity), once again find themselves in competition with T. Edison, their classmate and archrival, this time studying the science and mysteries of the universe!"--
17) Robotics
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
"The robots of today do more than just heavy lifting. Machines that can sense the world and make decisions are now being used in space, industry, medicine, and the military. This adventurous book follows the development of robots over the past century and describes how modern robots continue to revolutionize different fields making our lives easier, healthier, safer--and more exciting."--
Author
Series
Frank Einstein volume 2
Formats
Description
"Frank Einstein (kid-genius scientist and inventor) and his best friend, Watson, along with intelligent robots Klink and Klank once again find themselves in competition with T. Edison, their classmate and archrival--this time in the quest to unlock the power behind the science of energy"--
Author
Publisher
Maker Media, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018].
Physical Desc
xx, 199 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"Soft robotics is an emerging field that approaches robots in new ways, enabling them to operate in environments that are unstructured or unstable and to perform tasks that require delicacy and malleability. It's all about engineering with soft materials- silicone, cloth, balloons, flexible plastics- and combining them in different ways to come up with novel, approachable, and surprising solutions to interesting problems. This book introduces soft-robotics...
20) Science no fair!
Author
Series
Project Droid volume 1
Formats
Description
When Logan Applebaum's mother invents a robotic cousin for him, Logan thinks this may give him an edge in the third grade science fair but the Silverspoon twins have other ideas.
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