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Author
Series
Robot series volume 3
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A puzzling case of roboticide sends New York Detective Elijah Baley on an intense search for a murderer. Armed with his own instincts, his quirky logic, and the immutable Three Laws of Robotics, Baley is determined to solve the case. But can anything prepare a simple Earthman for the psychological complexities of a world where a beautiful woman can easily have fallen in love with an all-too-human robot ...?
Author
Series
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Description
Long ago, Gladia's robots Daneel and Giskard played a vital role in opening the worlds beyond the Solar system to Settlers from Earth. Now the conscience-stricken robots are faced with an even greater challenge. Either the sacred Three Laws of Robotics are in ruins-- or a new, superior Law must be established to bring peace to the galaxy. With Madam Gladia and D.G. Baley-- the captain of the Settler traders and a descendant of the robots' friend Elijah...
5) I, robot
Author
Series
Lexile measure
820L
Language
English
Description
The three laws of Robotics: 1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm 2) A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. With these three, simple directives, Isaac Asimov changed our perception of robots forever when...
Author
Series
Robot series volume 2
Lexile measure
740L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A millennium into the future, two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the Galaxy and the creation of the positronic brain. On the beautiful Outer World planet of Solaria, a handful of human colonists lead a hermit-like existence, their every need attended to by their faithful robot servants. To this strange and provocative planet comes Detective Elijah Baley, sent from the streets...
10) How robots work
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
13) Space robots
Author
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
15) City in peril!
Author
Series
Robot City adventures volume 1
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"It's midnight in Robot City, and all is not well. When the crew of the Red Star oil rig sends out a desperate distress call, the city's favorite hero leaps into action. Meet Curtis, the Colossal Coast-Guard Robot--a mighty machine intent on saving the city from disaster!"--P. [4] of cover.
17) Doctor Monkey
Author
Series
Monkey and Robot volume 1
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
This book introduces robotics competitions that involve robots competing against one another, performing designated tasks to win a prize and explains that competitions are won by simple ideas that work and by skills that go beyond engineering and science such as teamwork and ability for testing.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
This book describes four major robotic careers: robotics researcher, computer scientist, robotics engineer, and robotics technician and explains the possibilities for robotics in various industries, such as health care, military, aerospace, factory automation, and artificial intelligence.
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