Peppas, Lynn creator author. text bibliography onc St. Catharines, ON New York Crabtree Publishing Company [2015] 2015 2015 monographic eng

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48 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm. "The robots of today do more than just heavy lifting. Machines that can sense the world and make decisions are now being used in space, industry, medicine, and the military. This adventurous book follows the development of robots over the past century and describes how modern robots continue to revolutionize different fields making our lives easier, healthier, safer--and more exciting."-- Robots in history -- Robots at work -- Robots in space -- Military robots -- Medical robots -- Humanoid robots -- Extreme robots. Ages 11-14. Grades 7 to 8. juvenile Lynn Peppas. Includes bibliographical references (page 46) and index. Robots Juvenile literature Robotics Juvenile literature TJ211.2 .P47 2015 629.8/92 Peppas, Lynn, author. (CaOONL)20149039204 9780778713692 (reinforced library binding) 0778713695 (reinforced library binding) 9780778714057 (pbk.) 0778714055 (pbk.) 2014027807 NJQ/DLC 160224 20190501200923.0 881313388 eng