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Robots in fact and fiction
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Melvin Berger |
Discusses a variety of robots, real and imaginary, with or without human form, which perform some humanlike functions--seeing, hearing, thinking, speaking, etc. |
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Robot technology
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Ian Graham |
"Describes current robotics technology, including the applications of robots in space, in the military, in industry, and around the house. Discusses the pros and cons of creating fully autonomous rob… |
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The Girl with the Windup Heart (The Steampunk Chronicles Series, Book 4)
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Kady Cross |
In 1897, part-automaton Mila seeks an independent life in London's West End while Finley Jane plunges headlong into the Aether, hoping to outmaneuver the Machinist who has taken Griffin King captive. |
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Camelot burning
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Kathryn Rose |
Eighteen-year-old Vivienne, lady-in-waiting to the future queen Guinevere, is secretly apprenticed to Merlin the magician and helps him try to create a steam-powered metal beast to defeat Morgan La F… |
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Boneshaker
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Kate Milford |
When Jake Limberleg brings his traveling medicine show to a small Missouri town in 1913, thirteen-year-old Natalie senses that something is wrong and, after investigating, learns that her love of aut… |
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It could still be a robot
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Allan Fowler |
A simple introduction to smart machines, most of which currently do not take human form, performing tasks too dangerous, too boring, or too difficult for people to do. |
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Aviary Wonders Inc. Spring Catalog and Instruction Manual
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Kate Samworth |
In a future when deforestation and other environmental factors have caused many bird species to go extinct, businessman Alfred Wallis offers a catalog of parts for creating replacements, from hand-ca… |
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Life 3.0
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Max Tegmark |
"How will artificial intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology-… |
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Robot dog
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Mark Oliver |
In the junkyard where they live, Scrap and the other slightly defective robot dogs find a surprising new owner. |
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