Description
Book SynopsisAn engaging look at the global impact of robots and robotics, discovering how robots move, sense and make decisions in the service of humans.
Fearsome robots are sometimes shown in sci-fi movies attacking Earth, but in real life, robots are actually helping to save the planet.
Among other amazing feats, eco-robots can plant 10 trees every 15 minutes, collect 500kg of marine waste in 10 hours and blast 9,400 litres of water per minute to fight fires. In this book, aimed at children aged 8+, readers can meet these eco-robots and many more, then try a quick quiz to find out how much they have learned.
Books in the series:
Eco-Robots
Robot Explorers
Robot Helpers
Super-smart Robots
Table of Contents
- 1: Eco-robots
- 2: Round the world robots
- 3: Robo-farmers
- 4: Robots in the wild
- 5: TO the rescue
- 6: Clean and fresh
- 7: Sea-savers
- 8: Fire-fighters
- 9: Spotting hazards
- 10: Reef robots
- 11: Eco-power
- 12: Borrowing from nature
- 13: Super-small solutions
- 14: Quiz
- 15: Glossary and further information
- 16: Index
