"Discover amazing robots and thier robotic powers"--Cover Includes bibliographical references (page 63) and index.
Contents:
Robot planet -- Automata -- Awesome Elektro -- Bot basics -- Industrial robots -- Super Shakey -- Robot friends, robot foes -- R2-D2 -- Underwater robots -- Kismet -- Canadarm2 -- Optimus Prime -- Robot explorers -- Amazing ASIMO -- Global hawk -- Da Vinci -- Service robots -- WALL-E -- Timsuk Enryu -- Robot pets -- Packbot -- Compressorhead -- NAO -- Mars curiosity rover -- Learning with robots -- ROBEAR -- Odd bots -- Future robots -- Build your own bot.
Summary:
In today's wired world, robots are everywhere, from movies, in space, as part of computer games--maybe even walking among us. This is a look at their rise: how they've developed over time, from early sketches to terrifying battlebots and factory operatives, to the latest AIs running free from their workshops. Presented chronologically, this robot history explores landmark robots that have captured the imagination, including creations from popular culture.
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