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41) 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.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
784 pages
Description
"Set in an alternate present-day world in which the Internet does not exist, and has never existed. Rather, a wholly different species of interactive technology--a 'flesh-and-bone robot' called the Curio--has dominated both the market and the cultural imagination since the late 1980s. Belt Magnet, who as a boy in greater Chicago became one of the lucky first adopters of a Curio, is now writing his memoir, and through it we follow a singular man out...
44) Automatons
Publisher
Glass Eye Pix
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 83 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story focuses on a lone woman in a post-apocalyptic world where humans have been engaging in a futile war of competing philosophies and belief systems. A newcomer repairs outdated robots while fending off the destructive video beams of the enemy.
45) 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."--
46) Robot visions
Author
Series
Robot novels volume .5
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
c1990
Physical Desc
x, 482 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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...
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!"--
Author
Series
Formats
Description
"In Robots in the Field, early fluent readers learn about the roles robots play in the field of battle, including reconnaissance, bomb disposal, and search and rescue operations. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about the fascinating world of robots."--Amazon.com.
52) 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.
53) Fix this mess!
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
Robug tries to obey when Jake instructs it to "Fix this mess!" but somehow manages to make things worse.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
NOVA reveals the amazing technologies that make drones so powerful. From cameras that can capture every detail of an entire city at a glance, to swarming robots that can make decisions on their own, to giant air frames that can stay aloft for days on end, drones are changing our relationship to war, surveillance and each other. Discover the cutting-edge technologies that are propelling us toward a new chapter in aviation history.
55) 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.
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"--
Series
Publisher
Rhino Home Video
Pub. Date
p2004
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 190 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Are you ready for the best of the best (well, in this case, the worst of the worst)? Join host Joel Hodgson and his robot pals in two of the finest feature-length episodes of this hilarious, award-winning series.
58) See Otto
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
Otto the robot lands on Earth, where he confronts an angry rhino and befriends two artistic monkeys.
59) 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...
60) Robot smash!
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
When a smash-loving robot meets another robot who also loves to smash, he is instantly smitten.
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