robotics

"Find out how to use the Mindstorms brick and display, and learn how to have a robot tell light from dark and to sense touch"--Provided by publisher.

"Robots are machines that follow a decision-making process when performing tasks. They are playing an increasing role in manufacturing, agriculture, medicine, mining, and aerospace, as well as in our everyday lives. Readers will learn how robotics engineers find new ways for robots to do work that would be dangerous, time-consuming, dull, or impossible for humans to perform. Real-life examples and a design challenge help students understand key concepts related to the engineering design process, and how robotics engineers play a vital role in expanding our knowledge of the universe."--Provided by publisher.

Offers predictions about the economic implications for a future of widely expanding intelligence, and practical career and investment advice on flourishing on the way to the Singularity.

"Did you know that robots play a very large role in the lives of humans? Discover the new ways that scientists hope to use robotics in the future in this high-interest book."--.

Step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and non-technical language explain how to build moving mechanisms that can be used in art, toys, or hobbies.

"Tiny robots include everything from a wall climbing microbot to a nanobot that goes inside the human body. Find out just what these awesome machines can do"--Provided by publisher.

"Simple text and full-color photographs describe eight different robots that mimic animals and the work these robots do"--Provided by publisher.

Introduces robots and the science behind them, including a historic timeline of robot development, common jobs robots perform in the workplace and at home, and robots of the future.

"Ten years after the horrific murders at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza that ripped their town apart, Charlie, whose father owned the restaurant, and her childhood friends reunite on the anniversary of the tragedy and find themselves at the old pizza place which had been locked up and abandoned for years. After they discover a way inside, they realize that things are not as they used to be. The four adult-sized animatronic mascots that once entertained patrons have changed. They now have a dark secret... and a murderous agenda"--Back cover.

"Simple text and full-color photographs describe eight different industrial or military robots and the work these robots do"--Provided by publisher.