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

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

Label
Robots
Title
Robots
Statement of responsibility
author, Dr. Nathan Lepora ; consultant, Professor Sethu Vijayakumar
Creator
Contributor
Consultant
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Explores how robots function and are made, looking at their computing components and how engineers design them with specific capabilities
Member of
Cataloging source
YDX
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Lepora, Nathan
Dewey number
629.8/924
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
TJ211.2
LC item number
.L46 2018b
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Vijayakumar, Sethu
Series statement
DK findout!
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Robots
  • Robotics
Target audience
juvenile
Label
Robots, author, Dr. Nathan Lepora ; consultant, Professor Sethu Vijayakumar
Instantiates
Publication
Note
Includes index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
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
Control code
ocn983459102
Dimensions
29 cm.
Edition
First American edition.
Extent
64 pages
Isbn
9781465473196
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (chiefly color), color map
System control number
(OCoLC)983459102
Label
Robots, author, Dr. Nathan Lepora ; consultant, Professor Sethu Vijayakumar
Publication
Note
Includes index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
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
Control code
ocn983459102
Dimensions
29 cm.
Edition
First American edition.
Extent
64 pages
Isbn
9781465473196
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations (chiefly color), color map
System control number
(OCoLC)983459102

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