Introduces different types of modern machines, including monster trucks, hoverboards, emotion-reading robots, and solar cars, and encourages the reader to choose which machine they would like to try out.
"Big machines help us do big jobs. This book is about different kinds of big machines that help us on land, in the water, and even in space"--Inside front cover.
Introduces different types of modern machines, including monster trucks, hoverboards, emotion-reading robots, and solar cars, and encourages the reader to choose which machine they would like to try out.
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.
Uses photographs and a question-and-answer format to explore the world's most powerful machines, describing steam trains, space shuttles, dragsters, superbikes, submarines, and more.
"Learn how to complete DIY projects dealing with basic machines and robots. Along the way, get a look at some of history's most incredible inventions and scientific discoveries"--Provided by publisher.
10 amazing projects for young mechanical engineers
McBride, Carol
2017
Provides step-by-step instructions for creating 10 hands-on engineering projects from recycled and easy-to-find materials, covering scientific concepts, such as potential, kinetic, and electrical energy; principles of flight; weights and balances; pulleys and levers; laws of motion; and more.
"A high-interest introduction to the size, speed, and purpose of one of the world's largest excavators, including a brief history and what the future holds for the Krupp Digging Machine"--Provided by publisher.
