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2) I, Robot
Author
Language
English
Description
The three laws of Robotics: 1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm 2) A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. With these three, simple directives, Isaac Asimov changed our perception of robots forever when...
3) Robot dreams
Author
Publisher
Berkley Books
Pub. Date
c1986
Edition
Berkley trade paperback ed., A masterworks ed.
Physical Desc
349 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Robot Dreams spans the body of Asimov's fiction from the 1940s to the mid-80s, and features classic Asimovian themes, from the scientific puzzle to the extraterrestrial thriller, all introduced in an exclusive essay written especially for this collection.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
1991, c1990
Physical Desc
x, 482 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
From the writer whose name is synonymous with the science of robotics comes five decades of robot visions-36 landmark stories and essays, plus three rare tales-gathered together in one volume.
Author
Series
Robot adventure novel volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
127 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A mouse named Ricky Ricotta and his giant flying robot attempt to save the world from an invasion of massive mutant mosquitoes from Mercury.
Author
Publisher
MIT Press
Pub. Date
©2007
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Robotics Primer offers a broadly accessible introduction to robotics for students at pre-university and university levels, hobbyists, and anyone interested in this burgeoning field. The text takes the reader from the most basic concepts (including perception and movement) to the most novel and sophisticated applications and topics (humanoids, shape-shifting robots, space robotics), with an emphasis on what it takes to create autonomous intelligent...
Author
Series
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Have you ever seen a robot perform surgery? Do you know how to program your own toy robot? Where do robots fit into your life? Meet some of the robots that have changed our lives. Find out about the robots of today and tomorrow, what they do and what they might look like in the future. From volcano-exploring robots to robots in outer space, discover the developing world of robotics. Includes up-close character profiles of robots, interesting...
10) Space robots
Author
Series
Publisher
Smart Apple Media
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Have you ever seen a robot perform surgery? Do you know how to program your own toy robot? Where do robots fit into your life? Meet some of the robots that have changed our lives. Find out about the robots of today and tomorrow, what they do and what they might look like in the future. From volcano-exploring robots to robots in outer space, discover the developing world of robotics. Includes up-close character profiles of robots, interesting...
11) Dot Robot
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
'Congratulations, Jackson. Welcome to MeX.'
Dot.com billionaire Devlin Lear, founder of the top-secret defence force MeX, has been watching Jackson Farley. He knows he has found a digital genius.
Along with three other brilliant gamers from different corners of the world, Lear needs Jackson to join him and stop the criminal heist of the century. And all by the power of the most highly advanced, state-of-the-art robots ever invented.
Are
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
©2010
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Robot and Rico are off on another adventure. This time they are going camping. See if they make it through the night or if they get too scared"--Unedited summary from book.
Author
Series
Publisher
Amicus
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Discusses how robots are used to explore and work in places too dangerous for people. Also discusses advances in robotics, and how we benefit from the jobs these robots do"--Provided by publisher.
16) House of robots
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Fifth-grader Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez struggles to fit in when his inventor mother requires him to take her latest creation, a robotic 'brother,' to school with him to learn to become a student"--
17) The junkyard bot
Author
Series
Robots rule! volume 1
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
195 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When George Gearing's personal robot Jackbot gets hit by a car, George rebuilds him into something amazing, only to have him disappear just as darkness threatens the town, leaving George and his new friend Anne Droid to find out what happened.
Author
Series
Ricky Ricotta's mighty robot volume 4
Language
English
Description
A small mouse and his best friend, a giant flying robot, attempt to save the Earth when an evil Martian monkey and his mechanical creations attack.
20) Helper robots
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"What kind of robots can help humans to deal with disasters? Helper robots! These robots can go where humans can't safely travel. Learn all about them in this book."--
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