Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Robots

Oclc number

983459102

Responsibility statement

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

Series statement

DK findout!

Summary

Explores how robots function and are made, looking at their computing components and how engineers design them with specific capabilities

Table Of 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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification