Robot warriors
(2007)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
J/623.04/JEFFERIS,D

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Kids' Nonfiction J/623.04/JEFFERIS,D Available

Details

PUBLISHED
New York : Crabtree Pub. Company, [2007]
©2007
DESCRIPTION

32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm

ISBN/ISSN
0778728870, 9780778728870, 077872901X (pb), 9780778729013 (pb)
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Includes index

Battle machines: how automated fighting machines have developed -- Sensors and computers looking at robotic control and computer equipment -- Spies in space: robots silently cruising overhead map our movements all the time -- Eyes in the air the robotic secrets of uncrewed air vehicles, or UAVs -- UCAVs in action: robots can do more than just watch, as these combat machines show -- Robots at sea: how robots go into action at sea, and deep below the surface -- Robot army: robotic gadgets are taking over on the battlefield -- Supersoldiers: how today's troopers are becoming more than human -- Danger / UXB! Robots that go into explosion zones to disarm unexploded bombs -- Robocops: the streets of our cities are becoming safer, thanks to these watchful robots -- Home guards: intruder alert in our homes, thanks to robot sentinels -- Things to come? next steps in robot technology -- Time track: the story of robot warriors

Examines how robot warriors help soldiers during war. They are run by computers operated by humans or remote controls. Shows how using robots for dangerous work can help prevent injury to humans