Zoobots: Wild Robots Inspired by Real Animals

by Helaine Becker

Book Overview

Innovations in the world of robotics are multiplying, with many cutting-edge breakthroughs, and this exciting and timely new book for young readers explores one particularly intriguing area: the world of robo-animals, or zoobots. In an attempt to design robots that can solve problems or perform tasks that humans can't, or just can't do easily, roboticists have been looking at the unique skills some animals have. Using something called mechatronics...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1554539714
• ISBN13: 9781554539710
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.7" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7