Wearable robots / by Carla Mooney.
Material type: TextSeries: Tech bytesPublisher: Chicago, IL : Norwood House Press, [2017]Description: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm x 24 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781599537603 (hardback : alk. paper)
- 1599537605 (hardback : alk. paper)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 617.956 M818 | Available | 33111008480358 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Wearable Robots offer alternatives to amputees, workers, and people suffering from paralysis. Wearable Robots sense and anticipate wearer's movements while engaging a system of hydraulics to power the movements. Correlates with STEM instruction. Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading. Correlations available on publisher's website.
"Describes the invention and development of wearable robots. Explores the technological challenges of development and the advances made. Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading" -- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (page 45) and index.
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