Author: Helaine Becker, Alex Ries
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Link: Silver Birch 2015
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 — mechanical and electrical engineering combined with computer science — they are finding ways to closely mirror those skills in robot form. Some fascinating examples from the book of what zoobots can do include: finding survivors of a fire using sensitive, computerized "whiskers"; scaling skyscraper walls using super stickiness; or delivering drugs deep within the human body using microscopic whiptails for locomotion... Click link to read MORE!
Zoobots was a very interesting book to read. I enjoyed learnig about these facinating robots that evolved from real life animals. The author put a very interesting ending that I thought was a good choice of words. This book was my first introduction to robotics and it was put together in a very well. -Sophia Kozak
ReplyDeleteZoobots was a very interesting book to read. I enjoyed learning about the facinating creatures that evolved from real life animals. This book had a very twisted ending the author wrote something that made you wonder what would happen next with these Zoobots. -Sophia Kozak
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