Robotics

by Jeri Freedman, Jeri Freedman

Robotics is a diverse, cutting-edge field, driven by youthful innovation and enthusiasm, and its popularity is at an all-time high amongst junior high and high school students. All over the United States, young people are joining robotics clubs and learning how to work with others to build robots. This accessible and informative series will help readers take an active part in this fascinating subject. It includes books on robotics clubs, building prize-winning robots, the history of robots, and for forward-looking readers, a book on robotics careers.

48 pages, Library Binding

First published January 15, 2011

About the author

Jeri Freedman has a B.A. from Harvard University. She is the author of a number of nonfiction books published by Rosen Publishing, as well as several plays. Under the name Ellen Foxxe, she is the coauthor of two alternate-history science fiction novels. She lives in Boston.

Reviews

[Kara · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent overview of the history of robots, from the early mechanical tools and clocks of the ancient Greeks all the way up to today's Mars rovers and developments in AI, and everything - Da Vinci's designs, 17th century wine pouring dolls, Victorian weaving machines, WWII code breakers - in between.