| Description |
96 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm. |
| Series |
Time for kids explorers.
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| Summary |
Profiles current robotics technologies while outlining near-future innovations, explaining the components that make up a robot, six primary robot types, and the ways in which robots are helping our world. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 94) and index. |
| Contents |
Robots in history -- Robots that work : Factory robots ; Meet Baxter ; More working robots -- Robots that protect : Police robots ; Firefighting robots ; Military robots ; Search and rescue robots -- Robots that explore : Water robots ; Space robots -- Robots that fly : Flying for the military ; Flying for science ; Flying for business ; Mini-copters -- Robots that help : Surgery robots ; Robots at home ; Robots on the road ; Robots in school ; Robot exoskeletons ; Nanobots -- Robots that play : Robot toys ; Battling robots ; Sports robots -- Robots that kids make : Lego Mindstorms ; Robot kits ; Robot competitions -- Robots of the future. |
| Audience |
910L Lexile |
| Note |
910L Lexile |
| Subject |
Robotics -- Juvenile literature.
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Robots -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Buckley, James, Jr., 1963- author.
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| Added Title |
Time for kids.
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| ISBN |
9781618933737 |
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1618933736 |
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