Robotics engineering and our automated world

Title:

Author:

Sjonger, Rebecca

ISBN:

9780778775416

Personal Author:

Sjonger, Rebecca

Publication Information:

New York, NY Crabtree Publishing Company c2017

General Note:

Contents: What is robotics engineering? -- Parts and process -- Systems thinking -- Centuries of ideas -- Modern roboticists -- Problem solving -- Innovative ideas -- A promising solution -- Models and prototypes -- Test and improve -- Share the solution -- Design challenge -- Future of the field

Reading Level:

J E

Subject Term:

Technological innovations ; Juvenile literature

Robotics ; Juvenile literature

Format:

Books

Document ID:

SD_ILS:1630826

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Summary

Robots are machines that follow a decision-making process when performing tasks. They are playing an increasing role in manufacturing, agriculture, medicine, mining, and aerospace, as well as in our everyday lives. Readers will learn how robotics engineers find new ways for robots to do work that would be dangerous, time-consuming, dull, or impossible for humans to perform. Real-life examples and a design challenge help students understand key concepts related to the engineering design process, and how robotics engineers play a vital role in expanding our knowledge of the universe.

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Booklist Review

Any innovation starts with a challenge, and these titles in the Engineering in Action series show how a variety of engineers help solve the world's problems. With a blend of informational text, fact boxes, profiles of engineers, and photographs of engineers in action, each book takes readers through the design process, from identifying a problem and brainstorming ideas to building a prototype and sharing the solution, with real-life examples along the way. Robotics Engineering reveals ways that robotics technology can assist humans in difficult and even dangerous situations. Each volume identifies the relationship between scientists and engineers as well as the training, education, and working conditions associated with each kind of engineering. The books also include a detailed design challenge that takes students through the entire design process. They conclude with ongoing problems and possible engineering opportunities of the future, such as self-driving cars, plastic-producing bacteria, and air-cleaning trees. A fascinating and thoughtfully arranged presentation of modern engineering.--Leeper, Angela Copyright 2016 Booklist