Murphy, 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 MURSummary: "MBot is an educational robot kit for beginners to get hands-on experience about graphical programming, electronics, and robotics. It is an all-in-one solution for robotics learning and designed for STEM education"--Quick guide.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shenzhen Maker Works Technology Co., Ltd. 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.Howell, 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 HOWCeceri, Kathy
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: "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 CLAMiller, Shannon (Shannon McClintock)
Summary: "When you have a problem, where can you go for answers? The library! When Cyrus and his friends join Ms. Gillian, the Specialist, on another Adventure in Makerspace, they find themselves on Mars. Can they build a Mars rover of their own? Join them to complete Mission: Robotics! This graphic novel includes fun bonus features such as a theme song and author interview available through the free...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cantata Learning 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MILSummary: Build remote-controlled geomagnetic vehicles with this STEM focused magnetic construction set featuring rechargeable turbo motors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smart Toys and Games, Inc. 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: GeoSmart Mars Explorer is the ultimate in dynamic magnetic construction. This 51-piece set includes lights, track wheels, motor and a remote control. ..kids can build all kids of creations and make them go!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smart Toys and Games, Inc.
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Summary: "A beginner-friendly collection of bot projects that can be built with common items found around the house. Begins with introductory chapters on motors, electronics, and soldering techniques before moving on to the projects, which include step-by-step instructions, photographs, and tips"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: No Starch Press 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Bergeron, Bryan P.
Summary: Create the next generation of AUTONOMOUS ANDROIDS! Construct self-governing 'droids that display physiologically correct behaviors. Co-written by experts in the fields of robotics, artificial intelligence, and medicine, Androids: Build Your Own Lifelike Robots features low-cost DIY projects that translate human physiology into cybernetics. Teach your creations to maneuver with an arsenal of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw Hill Education 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.892 BERValk, Laurens.
Summary: A beginner's guide to using the LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 to build and program functional robotics systems, featuring step-by-step tutorials, fifty sample programs, detailed building instructions to create a series of eight robots, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: No Starch Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.892 VALSummary: Acclaimed filmmaker Errol Morris weaves fascinating interviews with wild animal trainer Dave Hoover, topiary gardener George Mendon=ca, robot designer Rodney Brooks, and an expert on the naked mole rat, Ray Mendez, together with old movies, cartoons and stock footage. Morris's inspired juxtapositions show how each specialist studies nature in his own way. Their discussions range from the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Video 1998
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC FASMalone, Robert.
Summary: "Set your imagination free, and design your own special robots. Here are step-by-step plans to create a roomful of robotic wonders."--Back cover
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Pub. 2012
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT STEM MaloneWaldman, Jonathan
Summary: Humans have landed men on the moon, programmed cars to drive themselves, and put the knowledge of our entire civilization in your back pocket. But no onefrom MIT nerds to Army Corps engineershas ever built a robot that can lay bricks as well as a mason. Unlike the controlled conditions of a factory line, where robots are now ubiquitous, no two construction sites are alike, and a days work...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.8 WALSummary: Tour Navistar International Truck to see how a large truck is made from beginning to end, using robots as well as people, that will be used in loading, hauling, and delivering supplies and products.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment 2012
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Summary: "A spellbinding tour, filled with stories and photographs, of some of the world's most fascinating architectural mysteries. This wondrous guide for the curious and the intrepid takes readers on a lushly photographed and lyrically written tour of eighteen of the world's most captivating architectural mysteries. Delve into both the secretive places themselves and the eccentric and obsessive minds...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2023
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Summary: "Hobbyists and tinkerers design new robots for fun, to race with each other, and even to engage in robot battles. Hobby and Competition Robots introduces readers to examples of these robots, the challenges faced by their designers, and the advances that are on the horizon." -- Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 796.15 KULSummary: The legend of the most infamous bandit in the history of the West. Jesse James is the bold bandit whose name became synonymous with train hold-ups, daylight bank heists and every other daredevil crime associated with the lawless West of the 1800s.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2007