Robots.

Titre
Robots.

Clive Gifford

Sommaire
What's that stirring and whirring? Robots have left the lab and are on the move, discovering sunken treasure, traveling deep into space, and venturing inside raging infernos. Read about the real-life robots that are mowing lawns, spying on us, saving lives, and doing what humans cannot - dealing with deadly poisons and explosive devices! But that's not all. You'll learn about what might be in store with advanes in artificial intelligence, robots that are learning to mimic human emotions, and even half-human, half-robot cyborgs. Could a robot rebellion occur in the future: Will nanorobots be so small that a thousand of them could hide behind a pinhead?

Date de publication comme intervalle
2008
 
1900-1999

Description matérielle
unpaged col. ill. 27 cm

Terme de vedette-matière
Robots

Résumé
What's that stirring and whirring? Robots have left the lab and are on the move, discovering sunken treasure, traveling deep into space, and venturing inside raging infernos. Read about the real-life robots that are mowing lawns, spying on us, saving lives, and doing what humans cannot - dealing with deadly poisons and explosive devices! But that's not all. You'll learn about what might be in store with advanes in artificial intelligence, robots that are learning to mimic human emotions, and even half-human, half-robot cyborgs. Could a robot rebellion occur in the future: Will nanorobots be so small that a thousand of them could hide behind a pinhead?

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9781416964148

Informations de publication
New York, New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2008.


BibliothèqueNuméro de rayonType de documentCode à barres du documentStatut
D.S. MacKenzie629.8 GIFBook30522000287372Non-Fiction