Robotics : discover the science and technology of the future
Kathy Ceceri, Samuel Carbaugh (Illustrator)
Offers an introduction to the field of robotics, looking at the history of the field and where it is going, as well as how robots are built, made to move, made to perform actions, and sense their surroundings
Print Book, English, ©2012
Nomad Press, White River Junction, VT, ©2012
122 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
9781936749768, 1936749769
820147379
Timeline
Introduction: The world of robotics
Development of robotics
Housing: robot bodies
Actuators: making robots move
Effectors: how robots do things
Sensors: how robots know what's going on
Controllers: how robots think
AI, social robots, and the future of robotics
"With 20 projects."
"Focus on science"--Page 4 of cover