Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Hyland, Tony

High-risk robots Tony Hyland - North Mankato, Minn. : Smart Apple Media, 2008. - 32 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. - Robots and robotics .

Includes index. "A+." "First published in 2007 by Macmillan Education Australia ... South Yarra, Australia"--T.p. verso.

Robots -- Bomb disposal robots -- Robotic emergency workers -- Radiation-proof robots -- Volcano explorers -- Underwater robots -- Mining robots -- Robots at war -- Flying robots -- Robots in space -- Future robots -- Make a model rescue robot.

Robotic scientists tend to work way ahead of commercial reality. Here students learn about robots and their place in everyday life, and amazing things about robots in the future.

9781599201191 1599201194

2007004744


Manipulators (Mechanism)
Robots, Industrial
Materials handling--Safety measures--Automatic control
Extreme environments--Safety measures--Automatic control
Industrial robots
Materials handling--Safety measures--Automation

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