Robot Brains (Robozones, 12) - Hardcover

Jefferis, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0778728862 ISBN 13: 9780778728863

Publisher: Crabtree Classics, 2006

Synopsis

For decades, scientists have been working on developing machines that think. Long the subject of science fiction novels and movies, Robot Brains takes an intriguing look at what robotic research has developed so far, including computers that play chess and robotic pets. Find out what other supercomputers are being developed by scientists who hope to create machines that can help humans live better lives. Highlights include - robots used to help people breathe and walk - combining robotic parts with human tissue - artificial limbs that are robotic - robotic enhancements and robotic surgery - robots that adapt to their environment and can think their way around problems

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Grade 3–6—Interesting although somewhat superficial, these books cover the control and applications of modern and future robots. Brains describes computers, microchips, sensors, and artificial intelligence in the context of robots. Jefferis includes information on robots as toys; safety and performance enhancers in cars; humans' assistants, servants, and competitors, as in the case of chess; and as automated controllers in transportation and service industries. Voyagers discusses their applications in space from Sputnik through deep-space probes, undersea, in the air and other extreme environments, and their ability to guide vehicles in races against other robot-controlled vehicles. Workers focuses on robotics in industry—in automobile manufacturing, agriculture, hazardous work sites, and so on. All three titles include information on how robots work. Texts are brief, with most of the material presented in captions to the outstanding color photos and other illustrations. A factual error crops up in the claim that the Titanic sank in 1919, rather than in 1912, and the statement that "some scientists say [Pluto] should not be called a planet at all" is dated (Voyagers). Attractive, but basic introductions.—Jeffrey A. French, formerly at Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library, Willowick, OH
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Edition details

• Publisher: Crabtree Classics
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0778728862
• ISBN 13: 9780778728863
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32