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Robot / written by Laura Buller, Clive Gifford, Andrea Mills.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English, English Publisher: New York : DK Publishing, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First American editionDescription: 160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781465475848
  • 1465475842
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Foreword -- The rise of robots -- What is a robot? -- How robots work -- Ancient automata -- Advanced automata -- Rise of real robotics -- Robots in culture -- Modern robots -- Types of robot -- In the home -- MiRo -- SpotMini -- Legs, wheels, and tracks -- EXOTrainer -- Zenbo -- Home helpers -- Wheelie 7 -- Cozmo -- Robot intelligence -- Leka -- At work -- LBR iiwa -- Baxter -- Online programming -- Da Vinci surgical system -- Hard at work -- Offline programming -- Kilobots -- Everyday bots -- Pepper -- Gita -- Higher intelligence -- iCub -- Sophia -- Robot world -- YuMi -- Robotic kitchen -- Zeno -- NAO -- MegaBots -- PARO -- BionicOpter -- FFZERO 1 -- Going to extremes -- OceanOne -- Sensors and data -- BionicANTs -- Octobot -- Extreme Bots -- eMotionButterflies -- Unusual moves -- Eelume -- BionicKangaroo -- Acting on data -- RoboBees -- Hero bots -- Mars 2020 -- Finding a way -- Little Ripper Lifesaver -- Method-2 -- Danger zones -- Guardian S -- Chimp -- Figuring terrain -- R5 Valkyrie.
Summary: Explores the latest technology in robotics and describes the many different types of robots and how they are built and used in today's world.
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 629.892 B936 Available 33111008938199
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Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 629.892 B936 Available 33111007822956
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From mechanical automata to modern-day androids, explore more than 100 robots and discover how they work, who made them, and how they affect the lives of humans around the world.

From drones used in battle to robot helpers taking care of hospital patients, Robot shows how robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) are becoming part of everyday life. Each robot, including service robots packing food and rescue robots finding people after a disaster, has its own profile to explain its features and uses.

The book is divided into clear sections by the jobs a robot might do, so it's easy to compare and find out about robots from different areas of science and life. There are also focused articles on specific features of robotics, such as the ability to learn, which will help you learn more about the technology behind these fascinating machines.

Packed with vibrant graphics and a mind-bending array of information, this book makes one thing clear: the robot revolution is here to stay!

Includes index.

Foreword -- The rise of robots -- What is a robot? -- How robots work -- Ancient automata -- Advanced automata -- Rise of real robotics -- Robots in culture -- Modern robots -- Types of robot -- In the home -- MiRo -- SpotMini -- Legs, wheels, and tracks -- EXOTrainer -- Zenbo -- Home helpers -- Wheelie 7 -- Cozmo -- Robot intelligence -- Leka -- At work -- LBR iiwa -- Baxter -- Online programming -- Da Vinci surgical system -- Hard at work -- Offline programming -- Kilobots -- Everyday bots -- Pepper -- Gita -- Higher intelligence -- iCub -- Sophia -- Robot world -- YuMi -- Robotic kitchen -- Zeno -- NAO -- MegaBots -- PARO -- BionicOpter -- FFZERO 1 -- Going to extremes -- OceanOne -- Sensors and data -- BionicANTs -- Octobot -- Extreme Bots -- eMotionButterflies -- Unusual moves -- Eelume -- BionicKangaroo -- Acting on data -- RoboBees -- Hero bots -- Mars 2020 -- Finding a way -- Little Ripper Lifesaver -- Method-2 -- Danger zones -- Guardian S -- Chimp -- Figuring terrain -- R5 Valkyrie.

Explores the latest technology in robotics and describes the many different types of robots and how they are built and used in today's world.

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