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A Robot World: Discover Amazing Robots and Their Robotic Powers
64 pp.
| Barron's |
April, 2018 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4380-5040-9$11.99
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4-6
Evoking vintage sci-fi posters in its graphic design and large format, this sprawling introduction alternates focus between real robotics history and functions and fictional bots such as R2-D2 and Transformers. Each busy two-page spread features a different topic within the expanding technological subject, and captioned photographs act as signposts in a visual tour of the robot world. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.