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Robots / author, Dr. Nathan Lepora ; consultant, Professor Sethu Vijayakumar.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: DK findout!Publisher: New York, New York : DK Publishing, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First American editionDescription: 64 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781465473196
  • 146547319X
  • 9781465469335
  • 1465469338
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
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.
Summary: Explores how robots function and are made, looking at their computing components and how engineers design them with specific capabilities.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 629.892 L598 Available 33111008908044
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 629.892 L598 Available 33111009177797
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 629.892 L598 Available 33111007835495
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This fun, fact-filled book for kids ages 6-9 guides readers through the science behind the abilities of life-like robots, and how these humanoids might become even more advanced in the future. Supporting STEM-based learning and educating young readers through a combination of close-up images, quirky trivia facts, quiz questions, and fascinating tidbits, it's the perfect book for any reader who can't get enough of robots.

When were robots first dreamed up? What does an industrial robot do? How do robots sense the world around them? Find out the answers to these questions and more in DKfindout! Robots , which features photographs of drones, automata, and other machines from all around the world. Readers will learn about the different types of robots and the famous engineers who created them, and gain insight into how robots think and learn through illustrated charts, diagrams, and blocks of coding language. From the industrial and medical fields to entertainment and home security, kids will discover the many ways robots can improve our lives--and our futures--as they read DKfindout! Robots .

Vetted by educational consultants, the DKfindout! series drives kids ages 6-9 to become experts on more than 30 of their favorite STEM- and history-related subjects, whether Vikings, volcanoes, or robots. This series covers the subjects that kids really want to learn about--ones that have a direct impact on the world around them, like climate change, space exploration, and rapidly evolving technology--making learning fun through amazing images, stimulating quizzes, and cutting-edge information. The DKfindout! series is one that kids will want to turn to again and again.

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.

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