Sobey, Edwin J. C.
Summary: Have you always been fascinated with robots? Do you want to know how to build one yourself? Learn the basics from a real-life expert and get some hands-on experience. The world of robotics engineering is at your fingertips. -- Publisher description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dabble Lab/Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.8 SOBMaloney, Brenna
Summary: Take an in-depth look at the history and cultural impact of robots through the years in this educational and interactive guide! Robots are everywhere-building cars, driving cars, performing surgery, helping soldiers and fire fighters, even vacuuming! From high up in space to the bottom of the ocean, robots are an instrumental part of how humans are learning about the world. This encyclopedic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Insight Kids 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.892 MALSpilsbury, Richard
Summary: "In 2000, the FDA approved the Da Vinci surgical robotic system. The Da Vinci is a robot controlled by a surgeon used to do delicate and technical surgeries, and it represents a whole segment of robots used to aid doctors, pharmacists, and others in the medical field. Readers are introduced to cutting-edge medical technology with full-color photographs of robots actually used in hospitals and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629 SPICopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J STEM SpilsburyMurphy, Maggie
Summary: "Different types of robots and their components, functions, and purposes are explored in a way that students will find helpful and encouraging when they begin working on their own projects. More than just a beginner's guide, this may be the spark to ignite limitless possibility for kids who love to use their minds and hands" --
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629 MURSingh, Komal
Summary: Ara loves big numbers - BIG numbers. She wants to program her droid DeeDee <Beep!> to count all the stars, but she's not sure how. In this upbeat adventure, Ara visits Innovation Plex to enlist the help of four tech trailblazers - inspiring real-life engineers of Google. With her new friends, Ara discovers an algorithm for success that can solve BIG problems and be lots of fun: courage,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Page Two Books 2018
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Summary: This book features 12 of the most influential technology breakthroughs in robotics covering the major players in each breakthrough, its main turning points, and how it changed the way we live.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 12-Story Library, an imprint of Peterson Publishing Company 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629 VENCoss, Kelly
Summary: "Learn about makerspaces with Make It Yourself! Bots & Circuits! Young makers will discover what makerspaces are and how to hold maker events. Kids will create LED constellations, build robots, make flashlights, and more. Each project has color photos and easy-to-follow instructions. Special techniques and tips help kids make the most of their makerspace experiences. Aligned to Common Core...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2018
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Summary: Robots are all around you. As robotics technology improves, robots are poised to take on even more important jobs, making your life easier, safer, and cooler! To create robots that can overcome difficult real-world challenges, inventors are breaking the mold of traditional robotics. Gone are the metal arms, rigid structures, and standard shapes and sizes. In their place are squishy parts,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.8 DE LHowell, Izzi
Summary: Take a look at how a robotic arm is designed, how engineers are devising examples that can be controlled by the human brain just like a real arm, and how the science of electronics allows the robot to interpret electrical signals and move in response. Find out about sensors, code and programming, explore fascinating robots from drones and space rovers to medical robots, and meet some of the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.8 HOWSummary: Transcendent Man explores the theories of inventor, futurist, and best selling author Ray Kurzweil (The Singularity Is Near), who predicts that in the not-so-distant future, the science fiction behind The Terminator, Blade Runner, Total Recall, The Matrix, and I Robot will become science fact. The film follows Kurzweil as he journeys the world sharing his mind-bending vision of a future in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama Films 2011
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Summary: "Tiny robots include everything from a wall climbing microbot to a nanobot that goes inside the human body. Find out just what these awesome machines can do."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2014
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Summary: "In this volume, three stories from the New York Times bestselling series Five Nights at Freddy's: Fazbear Frights come to life in delightfully horrifying comics. Readers beware: This collection of terrifying tales is enough to unsettle even the most hardened Five Nights at Freddy's fans..." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic 2023
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Summary: Instructs readers on transfering basic craft skills to create simple robots from household materials, with step-by-step instuctions, diagrams, and suggestions for additional modifications as skills grow.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Make Community, LLC 2022
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Summary: Robots are all around you. As robotics technology improves, robots are poised to take on even more important jobs, making your life easier, safer, and cooler! Not all robots are confined to deep space or distant assembly lines. Some of them interact with people. What are the advantages and challenges of robots working with people? How are they designed to interact with us? How do we respond to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.8 DE LAdams, William D.
Summary: Robots are all around you. As robotics technology improves, robots are poised to take on even more important jobs, making your life easier, safer, and cooler! Active volcanoes, disaster zones, battlefields: Earth is full of dangerous places. And the rest of the universe isn't that comfortable, either! Robots have long explored our solar system. But today, robots are also helping emergency...
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.8 ADACrane, Cody
Summary: "Learn all about robots, from how they are designed and built to which exciting new kinds of robots you might see in the future."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629 CRADe la Rosa, Jeff
Summary: Robots are all around you. As robotics technology improves, robots are poised to take on even more important jobs, making your life easier, safer, and cooler! Not all robots assemble widgets or clean floors. Some of them are a lot of fun! Robots play table tennis, soccer--even music! Why have people made such robots? Learn what this fun-loving tech can do for us.
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book, Inc. 2019
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Summary: Robots aren't just human-like machines that can walk around and talk. They're remote-controlled vacuumed cleaners, giant robotic arms used to build cars, and in the equipment of operating rooms. This volume shows readers just how many robots are used in so many ways, supported by full-color images of real-life robots at work. The history of robotics helps readers understand the development of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.8 POTClay, Kathryn
Summary: "Describes various competitions and games involving robots"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.8932 CLAAdams, William D.
Summary: Robots are all around you. As robotics technology improves, robots are poised to take on even more important jobs, making your life easier, safer, and cooler! What makes a robot a robot? What makes it different from a computer or a power tool? And how do robots work?
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.8 ADADe la Rosa, Jeff
Summary: Robots are all around you. As robotics technology improves, robots are poised to take on even more important jobs, making your life easier, safer, and cooler! We could all use a hand every now and then. Now more than ever, robots are able to provide it. They already clean our floors and work in factories. But soon, robots will help out in even more ways, from lifting and transferring patients...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.8 DE LShores, Erika L.
Summary: "Simple text and full-color photographs describe eight different robots that mimic animals and the work these robots do."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.8 SHOSwanson, Jennifer
Summary: They fix spacecraft, dance, tell jokes, and even clean your carpet! From the tiniest robo-bees to gigantic factory machines, robotics is all around you. This technology isn't just for science-fiction anymore -- it's real and more relevant than ever. With stunning visuals and energetic, impactful design, readers won't stop until they've learned everything there is to know about robotics.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2016