Robots and Robotics

by Gary Pack and Margaret Baldwin

Describes robotics--the science of building robots--and gives advice on careers in that field. Also defines robots and describes their function in industry, outer space, and the home. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0531047059
• ISBN13: 9780531047057
• Release Date: December 1984
• Publisher: Franklin Watts
• Length: 61 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

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This book is by Margaret Baldwin and Gary Pack. Includes a table of contents: Talking heads and Frankenstein; To robotic mind; Robots: alive and well and working today; Robots in space: Fact, not fiction; Robots around the house; Could a robot cry?; Your future in robotics; activities; Glossary; bibliography and index. Uses references to movies that include famous robots. Though the book is a bit dated it is full of fascinating introductory material about robots and the imagination that inspires inquiry and investigation.