Building better robots / by Angie Smibert.
Title:
Building better robots / by Angie Smibert.
ISBN:
9781632353740
9781632353917
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
North Mankato, MN : 12-Story Library, [2017]
Physical Description:
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Humans have long dreamed of creating robots -- Da Vinci provides steady hand -- Bionic limbs help people move naturally again -- Paralyzed woman runs marathon with robot's help -- R2 takes a giant leap for robo-kind -- Rovers go where no person has gone -- Nature inspires roboticists -- Robot swarm uses teamwork to do big things -- Drones take to the skies -- Hubo wins robotics challenge -- Modular robots shape shift -- Social robot cracks jokes.
Summary:
"Building Better Robots offers a cutting-edge, comprehensive look at one of science's biggest challenges. Includes a look at the history of the topic, recent breakthroughs, key facts to consider, and questions that remain unanswered."-- Provided by publisher.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.6 1.0 183937.
Interest grade level:
Grades 4 to 6.
Audience:
780L Lexile
Series Title:
Series Sequence:
OCLC Number:
ocn942744963
Availability:
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