World of robots

The U.S. military has given nearly 1,000 robots to police departments around the country. This means most police robots are ex-military. Young readers will walk through the history of robots teaming up with those who bravely wear the badge. They can decide for themselves if they think robots belong on the beat.

No surgeon can boast the steady ?hands? of da Vinci. This surgical robot was built for careful cutting, and that is why it has helped with more than three million medical operations to date! This high-interest children?s read introduces robots dedicated to saving lives and caregiving.

General Motors brought the first factory robot to life in 1961. The 4,000-pound assembly-line robot was named Unimate. It proved it could build cars twice as fast as humans could! In this children?s tech title, the behind-the-scenes robots that make factory work fly get much-deserved attention.

Exploring the universe greatly depends on space robots. They go where astronauts cannot go and survive where astronauts cannot survive. Food, water, sleep, and oxygen are not required for them to function, and radiation exposure is not a concern. Young readers curious about space will gravitate toward this high-interest title.

Explores the history of robots in the military and profiles some modern robots that have seen use in the field, including TALON, a bomb detecting robot, and LS3, nicknamed "Big Dog.".