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Drones

2019
Introduces young readers to drones, discussing what they are, how they work, and what they are used for.
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Attack of the drones

When Zak, a human teenager from Earth Base Zeta, and his teenage Furling friend, Erro, stowed away on a military spacecraft they thought they were going to see a space battle--instead they ended up on the prison planet, Alcatraz, and now they are being pursued by the prison's killer drones through a jungle which may be just as deadly as any drone.
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Drones and terrorism

asymmetrical warfare and the threat to security
"[The author] analyzes the ways in which the United States, Israel and other advanced militaries use aerial drones and ground-based robots to fight non-state actors (e.g. ISIS, AlQaeda, the Iraqi and Afghan insurgencies, Hezbollah, Hamas, etc.) and how these militant groups, as well as individual terrorists, are utilizing less advanced commercially available drones to fight powerful state opponents"--Dust jacket.
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Everything robotics

They fix spacecraft, dance, tell jokes, and even clean your carpet! From the tiniest robo-bees to gigantic factory machines, robotics is all around you.
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Vertical takeoff aircraft

Action-packed photos and engaging text explore the varied world of vertical takeoff aircraft, from jump jets launching off a ski jump on an aircraft carrier in the middle of the ocean to the latest in drone technology.
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Drone photography & video masterclass

An introduction and guide to using drones for photography and video.
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Drones

Discusses the various uses of drone aircraft.
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Space robots

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.
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Flying robots

The MQ-1 Predator drone served the U.S. military well for over two decades. The flying robot s early missions were surveillance and reconnaissance. But in time, the drone became armed with Hellfire missiles for attack missions. This STEM-aligned title shows interested readers robots that don t stay grounded.
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