Robots (DK Findout!)
by Nathan Lepora (Author)
Celebrating STEAM, robotics, innovation, and supercool technology, this fact-packed book encourages readers to explore kid inventors, robots with feelings, robotic toys and games, cyborgs, and more. Full color.
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High-interest topics, an abundance of eye-catching photos and visuals, and accessible text are a mainstay of DK titles, and the entries in this DK findout! series are no exception. Each book begins with an introduction, followed by double-page spreads that provide a terrific overview of the subject through key concepts, history, and people. Robots looks at early forms of automata before delving into types of robots and how and where they are used, from factory floors to operating rooms to outer space. The book covers innovations in robotics, such as how robots use senses like humans, robots designed like animals, and robotic prosthetics. Readers also meet male and female engineers and their wide range of robotic devices. At-a-glance facts and figures round out each volume. With reluctant and visual readers in mind, this series offers useful information in an appealing format.— Angela Leeper
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"High-interest topics, an abundance of eye-catching photos and visuals, and accessible text are a mainstay of DK titles, and the entries in this DK findout! series are no exception" -Booklist "Photographs dominate the image-centric layout, augmented by informational bursts and sidebars, quizzes, and interviews... [A]n engaging, accessible format" -Publishers Weekly "Filled with the beautiful photographs that DK is known for, plus a multitude of facts, prepare to not see your child for a few hours as they pore over these gorgeous books." -Brightly
Nathan Lepora
Author Dr. Nathan Lepora is an associate professor of robotics at the University of Bristol and Bristol Robotics Laboratory. He is also deputy lead of the Robotics Research Group in the Faculty of Engineering. Dr. Lepora's research interests span robotics, neuroscience, and biomimetics, and his principal focus is robot and animal perception. In robotics, he specializes in tactile perception and manipulation with robot arms and hands. Consultant Professor Sethu Vijayakumar is Professor of Robotics at the University of Edinburgh and a judge on the TV show Robot Wars. Trusted by parents, teachers, librarians, and kids across the world, DK is an award-winning publisher of visual reference books for children, including the DK Eyewitness Books, DK findout!, and Maker Lab series. DK books combine clear photography and illustration with expert text to show you what others only tell you.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781465469335
Lexile Measure
850
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
DK
Publication date
January 16, 2018
Series
DK Find Out!
BISAC categories
JNF061010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Inventions
JNF051170 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Discoveries
JNF051120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | How Things Work/Are Made
JNF051170 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Discoveries
JNF051120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | How Things Work/Are Made
Library of Congress categories
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