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Lepora, Nathan,

Robots / author, Dr. Nathan Lepora ; consultant, Professor Sethu Vijayakumar. - First American edition. - 64 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 29 cm - DK findout! . - DK findout! .

Includes index.

What is a robot? -- Early robots -- Famous robot engineers -- Robots around the world -- Types of robot -- Robots at work -- Robots at home -- Medical robots -- Security robots -- Fun with robots -- Robots in space -- A day with robots -- Building a robot -- Coding a robot -- Swarm robots -- Drones -- Robot explorers -- Animal robots -- Animatronics -- Soft robotics -- Senses -- Humanoids -- What is artificial intelligence? -- Superhumans -- Robot friends -- Interview with ... -- Future of robotics -- Robot facts and figures.

Explores how robots function and are made, looking at their computing components and how engineers design them with specific capabilities.

ISBN: 9781465473196 146547319X 9781465469335 1465469338

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Robots--Juvenile literature.
Robotics--Juvenile literature.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Illustrated works.