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"In the 21st century, people are starting to rely more frequently on robots for all kinds of things. Inventions such as drones, mechanical insects, and self-flying planes have changed the way people interact with the world around them. Through accessible text, augmented with full-color photographs, sidebars, and intriguing fact boxes, readers learn about the newest, most exciting advancements in aerial robotics and how they benefit people. A list...
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Many students come to a class on robotics expecting to see R2-D2. This book tells students what a robot is, provides a short history of robotics, and teaches them what the parts of a robot are and how those parts work together. This book also points out pitfalls when building a simple robot and gives examples of how trouble spots were overcome. Diagrams, Full-Color Photographs, Further Information Section, Glossary, Index, Infographics, Sidebars.
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How would you like to have a robot for a teacher? While robots will never replace human teachers, they are helping students learn in and out of the classroom. Informational text, fun facts, and full-color images about educational robots stimulate the curiosity of young readers. A "Words to Know" feature helps students master new vocabulary. This cutting-edge book includes a fun activity that will help students learn about programming and supports...
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Doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals can help you feel better when you are sick. Robots can too. They check up on patients, help paralyzed people move again, and even perform surgery. Informational text, fascinating facts, and full-color images tell the story of how robots are helping transform medicine. A "Words to Know" feature helps students master new vocabulary. The book includes a hands-on activity that will help students understand...
65) Space drones
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Scientists need special tools and devices to explore space. Drones help them learn more about asteroids as well as other planets and moons. Space Drones explains how these drones work and the role they may play in space exploration now and in the future. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, an infographic, a glossary, additional resources, and an index....
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Explore the exciting history of robotics from automatons, the Three Laws of Robotics, Elektro, the Unimate, and Sophia to AI! Readers will learn about the amazing scientists, inventors, and innovators throughout history whose work shaped the development of robotics.
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"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" --
69) Making robots
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"The first robot that could move on its own was built in 1948. Today, people use robots for manufacturing, exploration, and many other tasks. Find out more in Making Robots, one of the titles in the Make It! series. Make It! helps young readers disover how to be makers in different fields. Each book in the series uses fascinating facts and hands-on activities to help readers explore their creative sides. Make It! is a seris of AV2 media enhanced books....
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Huddled in tense silence, a team of scientists watches a bank of flickering screens. Years of design and engineering work, tests, failures, redesigns, and successes are bound up in this moment. Finally, a grainy picture appears on the screens. Cheers erupt as the men and women realize their robot has landed safely on Mars! Get to Work with Science and Technology is a fascinating new series that introduces readers to the real-life applications of STEM...
71) Robotics
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Outlines requirements for pursuing a merit badge in robotics including fields in robotics, building a robot, subsystems of robotics, and careers in robotics.
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"Some robots can dance, perform acrobatic stunts, and even have conversations with their owners. Entertainment Robots introduces readers to examples of these robots, the challenges faced by their designers, and the advances that are on the horizon. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned...
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This how-to book provides readers with information they need to get started on a career in electronics. Included are the history and cultural significance of circuits, electronics tools and techniques, career paths in electronics, and highlights of successful engineers and inventors. Step-by-step projects help readers practice using circuits, and idea spreads inspire ways to apply what they've learned.
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"This fun and educational introduction to the exciting field of robotics the science of designing, building, and operating robots gives kids the basic tools for creating their own robots using ordinary craft materials and parts salvaged from recycled toys and other household devices. Early chapters teach budding roboticists how to create working models of robot hands and write pencil and paper computer programs, while later chapters show them how...
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Mining can be a dirty and dangerous business. Some mines are difficult, if not impossible, for humans to reach. Enter our ever-evolving world of robotics. They help clean up mining disasters, drill into the ocean floor, and more. Young readers will "dig" the informational text, intriguing facts, and full-color images. A "Words to Know" feature helps students master new vocabulary. Mining Robots includes an activity that shows readers how to make their...
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Robots are destined to be a major part of human society and will transform education, business, and everyday life. Learning how to build robots is a popular pastime that brings to bear many different skills. This book introduces readers to robotics clubs and instructs them on how to join one of the hundreds available across the United States and the globe. It also serves as a guidebook on how someone can even start and lead or manage one of their...
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Vivid text details how early mechanical automatons led to the advanced, intelligent robots of today. It also puts a spotlight on the brilliant scientists who made these advances possible. Useful sidebars, rich images, and a glossary help readers understand the science and its importance. Maps and diagrams provide context for critical discoveries in the field. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
78) Rovers
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"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce early fluent readers to the science and engineering behind planetary rovers. Includes infographics, activity, glossary, and index."--
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Robots are at the heart of the makerspaces movement, which aims to bring together like-minded computer experts to build collaborative projects. This book introduces readers to the nascent world of makerspaces and its potential. Readers learn how to find these spaces in their local community or even in the local library. They then learn how to use makerspaces tools such as Arduino microcontrollers or Lego Mindstorms to build full-functioning programmable...
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