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Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Almost fifty years ago the first industrial robot was "employed" in an automobile assembly plant. Robots are regularly used for hazardous, super-heavy and difficult tasks in manufacturing, agriculture, entertainment, medicine, and space exploration. Welding robots with touch sensing and seam tracking abilities increase assembly plant efficiency, while robotic surgery results in less pain, quicker recovery and shorter hospital stays. NASA's robotic...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First Edition.
Description
A full-length version of the viral "New York Times" op-ed column of the same name shares stories about the author's life with her autistic son, whose therapeutic use of Apple's electronic personal assistant became an unusual example of the power of technology.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"A 10 week curriculum package for implementing the VEX IQ Roboitcs kit in your class along with the VEXcode IQ Blocks software. Containing over 20 chapters that follow a planetary exploration storyline, you will be introducing students to the basics of the VEX IQ kit and gradually incorporating sensor and useful programming concepts. All challenges follow a similar structure with an overview project, equipment needed and Teachers' notes. Example programs...
Author
Pub. Date
[2020?]
Description
"[From the co-founder and present CTO of Dublin Robotic Club, this] book is for beginners who want to learn and build robots. It provides the required knowledge to participate in VEX competitions including VEX Worlds. Readers will learn about robot design and build process, programming for VEX competitions and anecdotes from multiple VEX competions [sic]." -- Back cover.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
Learn to write programs for your VEX IQ robot with VEXcode IQ Blocks. This book is structured around scaffolded coding activities that makes learning to code intuitive and natural. Each chapter explains a concept and the coding structures needed to complete coding challenges and activities that will test your understanding. Where needed, worksheets and lists of materials are included at the start of a chapter.The free SCRATCH-like coding software...
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Covering the fundamentals of robot creation, this book will teach you how to design your robot, how to create a prototype, where to buy parts, and how to program your finished robot to perform tasks, focusing on the hardware and software involved in creating robots that can sense their environment, make decisions, and perform actions. You will start simply and be led, step-by-step, through the projects in the book. Along the way, you'll learn about...
Author
Pub. Date
c2015.
Description
"From drones to Mars rovers -- an exploration of the most innovative use of robots today and a provocative argument for the crucial role of humans in our increasingly technological future. In Our Robots, Ourselves, David Mindell offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the cutting edge of robotics today, debunking commonly held myths and exploring the rapidly changing relationships between humans and machines. Drawing on firsthand experience,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
�2012
Description
"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...
15) Robocop
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
The year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. When Alex Murphy, a loving husband, father, and good cop, is critically injured in the line of duty, OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never counted on one thing. There is still a man inside the machine, pursuing justice....
Author
Series
Big Hero Six the volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Description
"The gang is back in an all-new adventure! Join Hiro, Baymax, GoGo, Wasabi, Honey Lemon, and Fred as they fight to protect the streets of San Fransokyo. Based off of the animated Disney feature film, the comic will tie in with the animated TV show." -- Provided by publisher.
19) Big hero 6
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada learns to harness his genius, thanks to his brilliant brother Tadashi and their like-minded friends: adrenaline junkie Go Go Tamago, neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon, and fanboy Fred. When a devastating turn of events catapults them into the midst of a dangerous plot unfolding in the streets of San Fransokyo, Hiro turns to his closest companion - a robot named Baymax - and transforms the group into a band of...
20) Ungifted
Author
Pub. Date
c2012
Edition
1st ed.
Description
Due to an administrative mix-up, troublemaker Donovan Curtis is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special program for gifted and talented students, after pulling a major prank at middle school.
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