Robots and robotics

Robots aren t just made for sci-fi thrillers, they re on the real frontlines. Military and police use robots to perform operations that are impossible or too dangerous for humans to do. Readers will enjoy this in-depth look into the world of military and police robots, from their history to the newest technology available. How can robots help police? How will robots be used in the future? This volume addresses these questions and more through easy to understand text and fascinating facts. Color photographs bring readers behind the caution tape to learn all about military and police robots. Detailed Table of Contents, Diagrams, Full-Color Photographs, Glossary, Index, Sidebars, Websites.

Looks at the history of combat robots, describing their invention in the 1970s and 1980s, the Robot Wars events of the 1990s, and the increasing sophistication for the creations of larger robots by the company MegaBots.

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.

Explores the world of robotics, looking at robots at work and play in the car industry, in the home, at school, and in other settings. Includes instructions for building a simple robot.

Explores the world of robotics, explaining what robots are, how they move, their senses, feelings, and their artificial intelligence, and looking at humanoid and toy robots, and the types of jobs robots can do.