robots, industrial

Discusses the history of robots, robots of the imagination, robots in the real world, robots that think, the robot brain, and robots and the future.

Text and illustrations portray a whole range of robots now in existence--some in factories, some who work underwater, and some who travel in space, and others who do jobs too dangerous for man.

Discusses the history of robots, real robots that have existed, and some fictional ones.

Discusses robots, automatons, and other mechanical devices, the earliest of which was developed as part of an Egyptian water clock around 2000 B.C.

Presents an overview of the various kinds of working robots, or intelligent machines, and their growing inpact on the economy and society.

Traces the development of robots from the automatic clock to the microchip and discusses scientific and industrial uses of robots today.

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.

Discusses how robots are used to explore and work in dangerous places and examines advances in robotics and how people benefit them.