Lots of Things to Know About Robots by James Maclaine

Lots of Things to Know About Robots by James Maclaine

You'll never guess how tiny robots are helping bees, where giant robots are stopping traffic, what kinds of intrepid robots are exploring outer space and how clever robots learn to beat chess champions. Discover all this and lots more things to know about what robots can do, how they are designed and programmed and the part they will play in our future.

Chapters in this book include:
- Robots as old as grandparents
- What makes a robot a ROBOT?
- How are robots made?
- Chips for brains
- Step by step, by step, by step...
- The only numbers that robots need
- Getting smarter
- Why robots are like bats
- How robots smell
- Arms just like yours
- Super hands
- Power for robots
- Car builders
- Copying cats and other creatures
- Awwwww...
- ARGGHHH...
- SNEEZE-FREE PETS
- Chess grandmasters versus robots
- Robots in the skies
- Weatherdrones

James Maclaine (Author)
James Maclaine has written books about meerkats, general knowledge and manners, come up with countless drawing, doodling and colouring ideas, and devised puzzles and things to do for a range of activity books. His Junior Illustrated Thesaurus is the book that he wishes he'd had as a child.

Laura Cowan (Author)
Laura studied literature twice at university, so she's read a lot of books (always helpful when writing them). Before joining Usborne, she taught English in Barcelona, Dublin and Cambridge. She now lives in East London, where she regrets the lack of sun and sea.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781805074427
ISBN 10	1805074423
Title	Lots of Things to Know About Robots
Author	James Maclaine
Series	Lots Of Things To Know
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Usborne Publishing Ltd
Year published	2024-11-07
Number of pages	64
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.