robots

Detective Chet Gecko and his associate, Natalie Attired, take a case tailing what they think is a cheating boyfriend but are instead led to a school mystery that involves blackmail and robots.

As the son of superhero Atomic Ace, a boy is eager for adventures of his own until a horde of robots descends upon his school, and he learns that his powers are not yet strong enough to save even himself.

In late-twenty-first-century England, the Bell family, looking to replace their malfunctioning robot, buys Eager, who is programmed to learn through trial and error like humans and who, with the Bell children, comes to see that something is not right with the BDC4s, a sleek, alarmingly clever line of robots the Bells could not afford.

Archos, a powerful artificial intelligence, takes on the persona of a shy human boy and begins to take over the world's technology and turn it against humanity, launching a robot war that no one seems to be able to contain or stop.

Offers humorous advice to readers on how to protect themselves from rebellious robots, and how to fight the mechanical enemies, and includes facts about modern robotics and the possible future of the field.

Chronicles the history of robots from their ancestry in machines of the ancient world to the twenty-first century, discussing factory robots, artificial intelligence, perception, locomotion, and the future of the robotics field.

Explores the world of engineers and software designers at the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, expamining their work and the tasks and capabilities of the robots they create.

Dr. Susan Calvin, the first great practitioner of the new science of robopsychology in 2008, looks back on her career with U.S. Robotics on the occasion of her retirement fifty years later, telling stories of how the mechanical race developed.

Examines the history of robotics; the parts of robots, including sensors and control mechanisms; and different types and functions of robots in such areas as industry, the military, and space.

Text and photographs look at robots for children.