| Description |
48 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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still image sti rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Fact finders. Adventures in STEAM |
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Fact finders. Adventures in STEAM.
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| Note |
"First published in Great Britain in 2017 by Wayland"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Designing a robot -- Moving parts -- Circuits -- Sensors -- Sight and navigation -- Code -- Programming robots -- Artificial intelligence -- Robot ethics -- The first robots -- Robots in danger -- Robots in space -- Drones and cars -- Hall of fame: Real robots -- Hall of fame: Household robots -- Robots and medicine -- Bionics -- Robotic arms -- Androids -- Hall of fame: Fictional robots -- Robots of the future. |
| Audience |
3-4. |
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3-6. |
| Summary |
Take a look at how a robotic arm is designed, how engineers are devising examples that can be controlled by the human brain just like a real arm, and how the science of electronics allows the robot to interpret electrical signals and move in response. Find out about sensors, code and programming, explore fascinating robots from drones and space rovers to medical robots, and meet some of the world's most famous robots. Try activities such as designing your own rescue robot to squeeze into small spaces.Inject some fun into STEAM topics, with these lively examinations of buildings, robots, computers, vehicles, materials and space! This bright, colourful new series aims to inspire children aged 8 and up with a lifelong love of STEAM subjects. |
| Subject |
Robots -- Design and construction -- Juvenile literature.
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Robots -- Juvenile literature.
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Robotics -- Juvenile literature.
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Robotics. (OCoLC)fst01098997
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Robots. (OCoLC)fst01099038
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Robots -- Design and construction.
(OCoLC)fst01099054
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| Genre/Form |
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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| ISBN |
9781543532319 |
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1543532314 |
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9781543535471 (pbk.) |
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154353547X (pbk.) |
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