Robots And The Whole Technology Story

Author : Glenn Murphy
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-26
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781447284888

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Robots and the Whole Technology Story by Glenn Murphy Pdf

What's inside a laptop? How can you stuff 1,000 CDs into an MP3 player? Who built the Internet? How smart is the world's smartest robot? How do smartphones and TV remote controls work? The answers to these and other brilliant questions about technology can be found in this funny and fascinating book in the Science Sorted series by Glenn Murphy, bestselling author of Why is Snot Green?. Packed to capacity with megabytes of marvellous information. Robots and the Whole Technology Story explores everything from the first simple engines to the latest gadgets, computers and networks. Discover more funny science with Disgusting Science: Bodies: The Whole Blood-Pumping Story.

Author : Lisa Nocks
Publisher : Greenwood Publishing Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Artificial intelligence
ISBN : 9780313331688

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The Robot by Lisa Nocks Pdf

Author : Roger D. Launius,Howard E. McCurdy
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2008-02-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780801898440

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Robots In Space by Roger D. Launius,Howard E. McCurdy Pdf

A look into the history of space exploration and its possible future, and just where exactly robotics fit into it all. Given the near incomprehensible enormity of the universe, it appears almost inevitable that humankind will one day find a planet that appears to be much like the Earth. This discovery will no doubt reignite the lure of interplanetary travel. Will we be up to the task? And, given our limited resources, biological constraints, and the general hostility of space, what shape should we expect such expeditions to take? In Robots in Space, Roger Launius and Howard McCurdy tackle these questions with rigorous scholarship and disciplined imagination, jumping comfortably among the worlds of rocketry, engineering, public policy, and science fantasy to expound upon the possibilities and improbabilities involved in trekking across the Milky Way and beyond. They survey the literature—fictional as well as academic studies—and outline the progress of space programs in the United States and other nations. They also assess the current state of affairs to offer a conclusion startling only to those who haven’t spent time with Asimov, Heinlein, and Clarke: to traverse the cosmos, humans must embrace and entwine themselves with advanced robotic technologies . . . 2008 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Magazine Praise for Robots in Space “This short volume manages to capture the history of U.S. space flight, to explain the underpinnings of U.S. space policy and to plot out the possibilities for our future in space in a style that most anyone can enjoy.” —Andrew McMichael, Park City Daily News

Author : Glenn Murphy
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781447208556

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Science: Sorted! Robots, Chips and Techno Stuff by Glenn Murphy Pdf

What's inside a laptop? How can you stuff 1,000 CDs into an mp3 player? Who built the Internet? How smart is the world's smartest robot? How do smartphones and TV remote controls work? Glenn Murphy, author of Why is Snot Green?, answers these and lots of other brilliant technology questions in Robots, Chips and Techno Stuff. This fact-filled book is packed to capacity with megabytes of marvellous information, exploring everything from the first simple engines to the latest gadgets, computers and networks. Discover more funny science with Space: The Whole Whizz-Bang Story.

Author : Ian F. Mahaney
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781499412253

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Extreme Unmanned Vehicles by Ian F. Mahaney Pdf

How can cars drive, labs float, underwater vehicles navigate, and aircraft fly without anyone behind the wheel? Readers learn this and more through this text, which explores the engineering and technology behind extreme unmanned vehicles. Drones, military ROVs, CUSVs, The Gladiator, and unmanned automobiles manufactured by Toyota, Lexus, and Google are given an in-depth treatment and are accompanied by full-color photographs that bring these extreme vehicles to life. What does the future hold for unmanned vehicles? Readers are encouraged to explore this question and explore possible careers in unmanned vehicle technology that could one day unlock the answer. The text’s age-appropriate language makes learning easy, while fact boxes and sidebars supplement the material.

Author : Adrienne Mayor
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691202266

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Gods and Robots by Adrienne Mayor Pdf

Traces the story of how ancient cultures envisioned artificial life, automata, self-moving devices and human enhancements, sharing insights into how the mythologies of the past related to and shaped ancient machine innovations.

Author : Chris Oxlade
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781484655580

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The History of Robots by Chris Oxlade Pdf

Do you know that the first industrial robot started work in 1959? Now robots are in factories, in homes, laboratories, and the sky. Robots explore other planets as well as ocean depths. They also carry out jobs that are dangerous for humans. From the first robots of the 1950s to the drones and androids of the present day, this book charts the amazing history of robots.

Author : Victoria Burrill
Publisher : Galore Park
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781471896620

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English Year 4 Answers by Victoria Burrill Pdf

- Endorsed by Independent School Examination Board (ISEB) - Links to the National Curriculum and ISEB curriculum are referenced in each chapter - Answer guidance encourages independent learning and a greater understanding of the English language - Enables efficient assessment of pupils' strengths and weaknesses Please note that as a PDF download, this product is non-refundable.

Author : Glenn Murphy
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781447247982

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Supergeek 2: Robots, Space and Furry Animals by Glenn Murphy Pdf

How much do you REALLY know about the science that matters? Supergeek 2: Robots, Space and Furry Animals features over 300 fun science questions and answers chosen by Glenn Murphy to test your knowledge. Find out all about blood and guts, senses and feelings, robots, furry animals and space. There are instructions at the back of the book that allow you to 'play' the book too, on your own or in a group. Discover more funny science with Robots and the Whole Technology Story.

Author : Dario Floreano,Nicola Nosengo
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780262047449

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Tales from a Robotic World by Dario Floreano,Nicola Nosengo Pdf

Stories from the future of intelligent machines—from rescue drones to robot spouses—and accounts of cutting-edge research that could make it all possible. Tech prognosticators promised us robots—autonomous humanoids that could carry out any number of tasks. Instead, we have robot vacuum cleaners. But, as Dario Floreano and Nicola Nosengo report, advances in robotics could bring those rosy predictions closer to reality. A new generation of robots, directly inspired by the intelligence and bodies of living organisms, will be able not only to process data but to interact physically with humans and the environment. In this book, Floreano, a roboticist, and Nosengo, a science writer, bring us tales from the future of intelligent machines—from rescue drones to robot spouses—along with accounts of the cutting-edge research that could make it all possible. These stories from the not-so-distant future show us robots that can be used for mitigating effects of climate change, providing healthcare, working with humans on the factory floor, and more. Floreano and Nosengo tell us how an application of swarm robotics could protect Venice from flooding, how drones could reduce traffic on the congested streets of mega-cities like Hong Kong, and how a “long-term relationship model” robot could supply sex, love, and companionship. After each fictional scenario, they explain the technologies that underlie it, describing advances in such areas as soft robotics, swarm robotics, aerial and mobile robotics, humanoid robots, wearable robots, and even biohybrid robots based on living cells. Robotics technology is no silver bullet for all the world’s problems—but it can help us tackle some of the most pressing challenges we face.

Author : Lisa Seacat DeLuca
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0991415205

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A Robot Story by Lisa Seacat DeLuca Pdf

JSON and WiFi are two robot brothers, who want to be nerdy just like their mother. Learn the basics of computer language, binary, as you count to ten with the robot twins.

Author : Karsten Uhl
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350053229

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Technology in Modern German History by Karsten Uhl Pdf

People often associate postwar Germany with technology and with its products of mass consumption, such as luxury cars. Even pop music, most notably Kraftwerk (literally 'power station') with songs such as Autobahn, Radioactivity or We are the Robots, disseminates the stereotype of a close link between German culture and technology. Technology in Modern German History explores various forms of technology in 200 years of German history and explains how technology has been fundamental to the shaping of modern Germany. The book investigates the role technology played in transforming Germany's culture, society and politics during the 19th and 20th centuries. Key topics covered include the different stages of industrialization, the growth of networked cities, and the triumph of a teleological narrative of technology as progress. Moreover, it provides a critical revision of the history of high technology which reveals how high-tech euphoria determined certain paths in history regardless of whether the respective technology proved to be successful. In its second part, the volume introduces new avenues in scholarship. Karsten Uhl examines neglected areas, such as rural technologies or the often-overlooked importance of everyday technologies: How did consumers or workers use new technologies? How did they appropriate and modify them? Lastly, the book considers the final decades of the 20th century and asks if they provided a significant new quality of technological change: To what degree and effects did computerization transform professional and private life in Germany? In culture and politics, reinforced by the German variety of environmentalism, the idea of progress was challenged, as the once prevailing vision of progress gave way to new apprehensions of uncertainty evident to this day. Technology in Modern German History brings fascinating insight into a much neglected area of German history for students and scholars alike.

Author : David Ewing Duncan
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-16
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781524743611

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Talking to Robots by David Ewing Duncan Pdf

Award-winning journalist David Ewing Duncan considers 24 visions of possible human-robot futures—Incredible scenarios from Teddy Bots to Warrior Bots, and Politician Bots to Sex Bots—Grounded in real technologies and possibilities and inspired by our imagination. What robot and AI systems are being built and imagined right now? What do they say about us, their creators? Will they usher in a fantastic new future, or destroy us? What do some of our greatest thinkers, from physicist Brian Greene and futurist Kevin Kelly to inventor Dean Kamen, geneticist George Church, and filmmaker Tiffany Shlain, anticipate about our human-robot future? For even as robots and A.I. intrigue us and make us anxious about the future, our fascination with robots has always been about more than the potential of the technology–it’s also about what robots tell us about being human.

Author : Martin Ford
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780465040674

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Rise of the Robots by Martin Ford Pdf

The New York Times-bestselling guide to how automation is changing the economy, undermining work, and reshaping our lives Winner of Best Business Book of the Year awards from the Financial Times and from Forbes "Lucid, comprehensive, and unafraid...;an indispensable contribution to a long-running argument."--Los Angeles Times What are the jobs of the future? How many will there be? And who will have them? As technology continues to accelerate and machines begin taking care of themselves, fewer people will be necessary. Artificial intelligence is already well on its way to making "good jobs" obsolete: many paralegals, journalists, office workers, and even computer programmers are poised to be replaced by robots and smart software. As progress continues, blue and white collar jobs alike will evaporate, squeezing working- and middle-class families ever further. At the same time, households are under assault from exploding costs, especially from the two major industries-education and health care-that, so far, have not been transformed by information technology. The result could well be massive unemployment and inequality as well as the implosion of the consumer economy itself. The past solutions to technological disruption, especially more training and education, aren't going to work. We must decide, now, whether the future will see broad-based prosperity or catastrophic levels of inequality and economic insecurity. Rise of the Robots is essential reading to understand what accelerating technology means for our economic prospects-not to mention those of our children-as well as for society as a whole.

Author : M. Coeckelbergh,J. Loh,M. Funk
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781614999317

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Envisioning Robots in Society – Power, Politics, and Public Space by M. Coeckelbergh,J. Loh,M. Funk Pdf

Robots are predicted to play a role in many aspects of our lives in the future, affecting work, personal relationships, education, business, law, medicine and the arts. As they become increasingly intelligent, autonomous, and communicative, they will be able to function in ever more complex physical and social surroundings, transforming the practices, organizations, and societies in which they are embedded. This book presents the proceedings of the Robophilosophy 2018 conference, held in Vienna, Austria, from 14 to 7 February 2018. The third event in the Robophilosophy Conference Series, the conference was entitled Envisioning Robots in Society – Politics, Power, and Public Space. It focused on the societal, economic, and political issues related to social robotics. The book is divided into two parts and an Epilogue. Part I, entitled Keynotes, contains abstracts of the keynotes and two longer papers. Part II is divided into 7 subject sections containing 37 papers. Subjects covered include robots in public spaces; politics and law; work and business; military robotics; and policy. The book provides an overview of the questions, answers, and approaches that are currently at the heart of both academic and public discussions. The contributions collected here will be of interest to researchers and policy makers alike, as well as other stakeholders.