| Description |
32 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. |
| Series |
Robozones |
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Jefferis, David.
Robozones.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Battle machines: How automated fighting machines have developed -- Sensors and computers: Looking at robotic control and computer equipment -- Spies in space: Robots silently cruising overhead map our movements all the time -- Eyes in the air: The robotic secrets of uncrewed air vehicles, or UAVs -- UCAVs in action: Robots can do more than just watch, as these combat machines show -- Robots at sea: How robots go into action at sea, and deep below the surface -- Robot army: robotic gadgets are taking over on the battlefield -- Supersoldiers: How today's troopers are becoming more than human -- Danger, UXB! Robots that go into explosion zones to disarm unexploded bombs -- Robocops: The streets of our cities are becoming safer, thanks to these watchful robots -- Home guards: Intruder alert in our homes, thanks to robot sentinels -- Things to come? Next steps in robot technology -- Time track: The story of robot warriors. |
| Indexed In: |
Teacher Librarian, April 2008 |
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Library Media Connection, October 2007 |
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Resource Links, April 2007 |
| Summary |
An introduction to robot warriors, discussing the development of automated fighting machines, the use of robots to perform dangerous tasks in space, in the air, on land, and at sea,and the possible future of robot technology. |
| Audience |
6.9 |
|
3-6 Follett Library Resources |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG RL 7.2 1.0 111866 |
| Subject |
Robots.
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| ISBN |
0778728870 |
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