Robot

Buller, Laura (author.). Gifford, Clive, (author.). Mills, Andrea, (author.).

Summary:

Explores the latest technology in robotics and describes the many different types of robots and how they are built and used in today's world.

Record details

ISBN: 9781465475848
ISBN: 1465475842
Physical Description: 160 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Edition: First American edition.
Publisher: New York : DK Publishing, 2018.
Copyright: ©2018

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword -- The rise of robots -- What is a robot? -- How robots work -- Ancient automata -- Advanced automata -- Rise of real robotics -- Robots in culture -- Modern robots -- Types of robot -- In the home -- MiRo -- SpotMini -- Legs, wheels, and tracks -- EXOTrainer -- Zenbo -- Home helpers -- Wheelie 7 -- Cozmo -- Robot intelligence -- Leka -- At work -- LBR iiwa -- Baxter -- Online programming -- Da Vinci surgical system -- Hard at work -- Offline programming -- Kilobots -- Everyday bots -- Pepper -- Gita -- Higher intelligence -- iCub -- Sophia -- Robot world -- YuMi -- Robotic kitchen -- Zeno -- NAO -- MegaBots -- PARO -- BionicOpter -- FFZERO 1 -- Going to extremes -- OceanOne -- Sensors and data -- BionicANTs -- Octobot -- Extreme Bots -- eMotionButterflies -- Unusual moves -- Eelume -- BionicKangaroo -- Acting on data -- RoboBees -- Hero bots -- Mars 2020 -- Finding a way -- Little Ripper Lifesaver -- Method-2 -- Danger zones -- Guardian S -- Chimp -- Figuring terrain -- R5 Valkyrie.