materials handling

It's a beautiful day in Deanville, and the gang is presented with a new challenge. How will the kids solve this difficult new task? And how does a Greek mathematician play an important role?.

In easy text tells about machines for moving, moving on a ramp, pulley, with shovels and scoops, on wheels, up and down, moving people, a machine.

Simple text and photos of construction equipment explore movement with ramps, pulleys, shovels and scoops, and wheels.

Explores the world of robotics, looking at the work done by high-risk robots, including bomb disposal, volcano exploration, emergency rescues, mining, and other dangerous tasks, and provides instructions for making a model rescue robot.

Describes the various kinds of huge machines used to move ores and other bulky and heavy materials from one place to another.