Hyland, Tony

Have you ever seen a robot performsurgery? Do you know how to program your own robost? Where 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 futre. from volcano-exploring robots to robots in outer space, discover the developing world of robitics. Includes up-close character profiles of robots, interesting fact boxes, and a hands-on activity.

Provides an understanding of the math skill of pattern recognition through a look at patterns in nature.

Photographs and text describe the various jobs that astronauts do in space and on Earth; and includes personal profiles and facts about each job aboard a space shuttle.

Photographs and text describe the various jobs that zookeepers do; and includes personal profiles and facts about each job.

Readers will go behind the scenes and ride along with the worlds toughest, most courageous, and highly-trained border patrols. They'll take in all the rough-and-tumble adventure that is faced each day in their frightening and high-energy careers.

Explores the world of robotics, focusing on space robots, looking at the work done by satellites, rovers, and space station robots, and discussing possible future developments, including flying, self-transforming, and fish-like robots, as well as the humanoid robonaut, and other robots designed specifically for space exploration.

Describes the usefulness of robots in medicine and scientific research and discusses examples, including robotic nurses, robotic surgery, and artificial intelligence research, as well as robot development and programming.

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 examples of robots in movies and fiction, from their first appearances in the 1920s to the twenty-first century, and explores CGI robot creation, as well as cartoon and toy robots.