Hubots
Real-World Robots Inspired by Humans
$31.10
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
2 October 2018
Summary
The future is now. Here come the hubots! Using increasingly sophisticated levels of artificial intelligence (AI) and embodied intelligence (EI), a new generation of robots is being designed to look, act and even think like humans. Hubots, or human-inspired robots, are expanding the boundaries of what robots can do. Here, ten different real-life hubots are described, highlighting each one’s appearance, unique skills and purpose - from fighting fires on the high seas, to acting as setup crew f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781771387859 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1771387858 |
| Author: | Alex Ries |
| Publisher: | Kids Can Press |
| Imprint: | Kids Can Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 2 October 2018 |
| Weight: | 419g |
| Dimensions: | 285mm x 220mm |
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Critics Review
Ries’s highly realistic illustrations are tech-geek cool …– Quill & Quire
… full of information that will fascinate anyone with an interest in future technology, robotics, and artificial intelligence.–Resource Links… offers equal measures of promise and provocation.–Kirkus Reviews… recommended for middle grade independent reading and technology research.–School Library JournalHubots is well-written with good attention to age-appropriate language and terminology.–CM MagazineRies’s highly realistic illustrations are tech-geek cool …–Quill & Quire
About The Author
Alex Ries
Helaine Becker is the award-winning children’s author of over seventy books, including Monster Science, Zoobots and The Big Green Book of the Big Blue Sea. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.
Alex Ries is an illustrator and concept artist with a strong interest in real-world technology. He illustrated the award-winning children’s book Zoobots. He lives in Melbourne, Australia.
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