Uncover the mysteries of robotics in this funny technology series What is the smallest robot? How do robots know where to go? And will robots REALLY save the world? Find out the answers to these questions and much more in this book! With an engaging question and answer format, this series draws young readers into the fascinating world of technology. Each spread opens with a simple, quirky question, opening up an exploration of technology and busting some popular myths along the way! The lively lay-out is supported by annotated photos and cartoons, making history fun and accessible for every young reader. <br><br> Autorid: Clive Gifford <br>
Originally produced on Broadway by The Theatre Guild, R. U. R. is now considered a classic of science fiction. Credited with introducing the word "robot" into the English language, the play is a dramatic and fascinating look into the lives of the scientist
R. U. R. - written in 1920 - garnered worldwide acclaim for its author and popularized the word "Robot." Mass produced, efficient, and servile labor, Capek's robots remember everything, but lack creative thought, and the Utopian life they provide ultimately lacks meaning. When the robots revolt, killing all but one of their masters, they must attempt to learn the secret of self-duplication. But their attempts at replication leave them with nothing but bloody chunks of meat. It is not until two robots fall in love and are christened "Adam" and "Eve" by the last surviving human that Nature emerges triumphant. R.U.R.written in 1920, premiered in Prague in 1921, and first performed in New York in 1922garnered worldwide acclaim for its author and popularized the word robot. Mass-produced as efficient laborers to serve man, Capeks Robots are an android productthey remember everything but think of nothing new. But the Utopian life they provide ultimately lacks meaning, and the humans they serve stop reproducing. When the Robots revolt, killing all but one of their masters, they must strain to learn the secret of self-duplication. It is not until two Robots fall in love and are christened Adam and Eve by the last surviving human that Nature emerges triumphant. R.U.R.written in 1920, premiered in Prague in 1921, and first performed in New York in 1922garnered worldwide acclaim for its author and popularized the word robot. Mass-produced as efficient laborers to serve man, Capeks Robots are an android productthey remember everything but think of nothing new. But the Utopian life they provide ultimately lacks meaning, and the humans they serve stop reproducing. When the Robots revolt, killing all but one of their masters, they must strain to learn the secret of self-duplication. It is not until two Robots fall in love and are christened Adam and Eve by the last surviving human that Nature emerges triumphant. <br><br> Autorid: Karel Capek, Claudia Novack-Jones, Ivan Klima <br>
We have Czech writer Karel Čapek to thank for the invention of the word robot and generally for the introduction of the idea of artificial intelligence to the world of literature. His play, "R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)" was first performed in 1
R.U.R., or Rossum's Universal Robots, is a play written in 1920 by Karel Čapek, a Czech writer who authored many plays and novels, many with science-fiction and dystopian themes. R.U.R. is perhaps the best known of these works because it brought the word robot into the English language. Robot is derived from the Czech word meaning "worker."The play is set in the island headquarters of the R.U.R. corporation. The corporation has been manufacturing artificial beings that resemble humans but are tireless workers. They can be mass-produced in large numbers and are being adopted as laborers in many countries. In the play's first scene, they are visited by a young woman, Helena Glory, who aspires to relieve the lot of the robots, whom she sees as oppressed. However, in what must be the fastest seduction scene in all of drama, she is wooed by and agrees to marry Harry Domin, the factory manager she has just met. She still aspires to improve the life of robots and find a way to give them souls. Ultimately, however, this admirable desire leads to disaster for humankind.The play was translated into English and slightly abridged by Paul Selver and Nigel Playfair in 1923. This version quickly became popular with both British and American audiences and was well received by critics.The play is wildly entertaining, a delight to read. But it also foreshadows many of the issues we face in the widespread use of automation and artificial intelligence. What could possibly go wrong?
Biography of the inventor al-Jazari and his intriguing inventions. Some of the earliest ideas about robots came from a medieval inventor, al-Jazari, the 'father of robotics'. He invented amazing alarm clocks, automated handwashers, and even an elephant clock. His designs and knowledge influenced modern-day engineering and mechanics. This non-fiction biography explores al-Jazari's incredible inventions. This book is from Readerful's Independent Library. It is for children aged 6 to 7 to read without support. Readerful: Inspiring Children to Read More Readerful is a specially designed reading library that motivates children aged 4-11 to develop a lifelong love of reading. The series offers contemporary, inclusive books across three key collections: Books for Sharing: Picture books to be read aloud by an adult for inspiring reading sessions Independent Library: Fiction, graphic texts, character mini-series and non-fiction for children to read independently Rise: Fully decodable books for older struggling readers to read independently. How Readerful works: Read aloud the Books for Sharing for magical reading sessions that motivate children to read more. Encourage children to choose a book to read by themselves, from Readerful's Independent Library or from Rise. You'll find links between the books' topics, vocabulary, characters and authors - all designed to keep children reading, boost their vocabulary and develop their knowledge of the world around them. <br><br> Autorid: Eiman Munro, Marta Dorado <br>
A trailblazing inquiry into human love and relationships in the age of super-smart technologyTechnology is our new life partner. No longer confined to the sidelines, new interactive technologies like AI therapists, avatar friends, and robot assistants are ready to transform technology's role from basic tools of convenience to intimate elements of our social and emotional lives. This turntowards human-like technology signals the beginning of a new epoch in human history, a change already facing both excitement and resistance.Blending science, sociology, history, and psychology, Relationships 5.0 asks how recent technological developments cause us to think differently about our family lives, love affairs, and emotional needs. It argues that we are currently living through a technological paradigm shift similar inmagnitude to the preceding agricultural, industrial, and informational revolutions in human history. Thanks to the convergence of the cognitive revolution (AI), the sensorial revolution (VR and AR), and the physical revolution (robots), technology can now fulfill emotional, intellectual, andphysical needs that have until now been met by other humans.While many are still wary of human-technology companionship, Relationships 5.0 reveals that these novel interactions aren't as risky as we'd once thought, but can instead make our social and emotional lives richer and more diverse. Still, we must ask: What will the age of Relationships 5.0 looklike? How should we prepare for such an age? Who might already be ready to embrace these changes, and why?Guiding readers away from fear and toward a new reality, Relationships 5.0 exposes the fundamental questions behind such essentials as companionship, trust, and love--and offers fascinating and revealing ideas about what the coming years will look like. <br><br> Autorid: Elyakim Kislev <br>
Jack is totally lost in the underground Martian city of Megapolis. Little does he know that soon he will be in the middle of a robot revolution with the mysterious Wanda Darkstar by his side. One of six dual language English-Ukrainian books especially created to support Ukrainian students to familiarise themselves with the English language. Featuring text on the left-hand side in English and the right-hand side in Ukrainian, along with a helpful dual-language vocabulary list at the front. These books have been selected for translation because they have a low reading level, short sentences, consistent main characters, light-hearted plotlines and immersive and fun colour illustrations. <br><br> Autorid: Roger Hurn, Jane West, David Shephard, Yana Surkova <br>
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Isaac Asimov's ROBOT series - from the iconic collection I, ROBOT to four classic novels - contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the THREE LAWS OF ROBOTICS, they continue to shape the understanding and design of artificial intelligence to this day.
The third timeless, amazing and amusing volume of Isaac Asimov's robot stories. Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics have since been programmed into real computers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and used as the outline for a legal robotic charter in Korea. ROBOT TONY is the first robot designed to perform domestic duties by the US Robots and Mechanical Men Corporation. Is it Tonys fault that the lady of the house where hes field tested falls in love with him? ROBOT AL was intended for shipment to a mining outfit on the moon. Instead, hes loose in the mountains of Virginiabuilding from scraps of junk his very own, very dangerous disintegrator. ROBOT LENNY answers workaday questions in babytalk. So why is Dr Susan Calvin, the worlds top robopsychologist, fascinated by this messed up specimen of an industrial robot? <br><br> Autorid: Isaac Asimov <br>
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Rick and Morty's first manga-inspired mission has it all: QUESTIONABLE SCIENTIFIC PROTOCOLS! STYLISH HAIRCUTS! BATTLE MECHS! SPEEDLINES! Rick and Morty face a foe unlike any they've seen before. Well, it's basically Jerry, but he's huge, fast, vicious, and... naked? Rick has the perfect solution: a giant mech fighting robot, perfectly designed and calibrated to take on the Jiant hordebut it needs a puny, socially isolated, 14-year-old pilot. Oh, we've got one! Summer, Morty, and his charming new friend Rowan navigate this violent post-apocalyptic world, where they still have to go to high school and Rick seems oddly invested in upgrading the mech with stylish new features. <br><br> Autorid: Alissa M. Sallah, JeyOdin, Crank! <br>
Intelligent algorithms are already well on their way to making white collar jobs obsolete: travel agents, data-analysts, and paralegals are currently in the firing line. In the near future, doctors, taxi-drivers and ironically even computer programmers are poised to be replaced by robots. Without a radical reassessment of our economic and political structures, we risk the very implosion of the capitalist economy itself. In The Rise of the Robots, technology expert Martin Ford systematically outlines the achievements of artificial intelligence and uses a wealth of economic data to illustrate the terrifying societal implications. From health and education to finance and technology, his warning is stark all jobs that are on some level routine are likely to eventually be automated, resulting in the death of traditional careers and a hollowed-out middle class. The robots are coming and we have to decide now whether the future will bring prosperity or catastrophe. <br><br> Autorid: Martin Ford <br>
It's a big questionwhat happens when there's a problem so big humans can't solve it on their own? Don't panic! Scientists have a plan, and it's more thrilling than science fiction.From miniscule nanorobots fixing illnesses inside the human body to self-driving intelligent machines exploring land, sea, and outer space, robotics is the real-life field changing the world! Discover the brave science and engineering experts working together to create powerful machines, their groundbreaking research, and incredible breakthroughs, including . . . How robotics experts create artificial intelligence Robotic prosthetic limbs that are changing the field of medicine The technology behind robots being able to see and sense things around them Cool, graphic-style illustrations intermix with jaw-dropping facts in Tomorrow's World, showcasing science like never beforeas something that can change the world! <br><br> Autorid: Madeline Tyler, Martyn Cain <br>
Cynthia Breazeal is a creature creator. Armed with electronic gadgets, software programs, and her endless imagination, she creates lifelike machines that can respond to the world around them. Cynthia Breazeal is a roboticist, a scientist who designs, builds, and experiments with robots. As a child, she relied on movies to see robots in action. Now robots are part of her daily life at the MIT Media Lab. There, she and her students use their computer science and engineering skills to work on marvels like Leonardo, a robot that interacts with people in ways that seem almost human. Cynthia's other world-famous projects include Kismet, an emotionally intelligent robot that smiles, frowns, and babbles like a baby. Why create robots like these? Cynthia can picture a future where sociable robots exist to benefit people. She works hard every day to turn that dream into a reality. Firsthand accounts from Cynthia and from those who know her best combine to tell the inspiring story of a curious, sports-loving girl who went on to become a worldclass roboticist. Robo World is also a Captivating story of high-tech invention where the stuff of science fiction becomes real in today's labs. This title aligns to Common Core standards: Interest Level Grades 6 - 8; Reading Level Grade level Equivalent: 7.1: Lexile Measure: 1080L; DRA: Not Available; Guided Reading: Z Table of Contents Sample Chapter 1: Visiting An Old Friend <br><br> Autorid: Jordan D. Brown <br>
An engaging look at the global impact of robots and robotics, discovering how robots move, sense and make decisions in the service of humans. Fearsome robots are sometimes shown in sci-fi movies attacking Earth, but in real life, robots are actually helping to save the planet. Among other amazing feats, eco-robots can plant 10 trees every 15 minutes, collect 500kg of marine waste in 10 hours and blast 9,400 litres of water per minute to fight fires. In this book, aimed at children aged 8+, readers can meet these eco-robots and many more, then try a quick quiz to find out how much they have learned. Books in the series: Eco-Robots Robot Explorers Robot Helpers Super-smart Robots <br><br> Autorid: Clive Gifford <br>
An engaging look at the global impact of robots and robotics, discovering how explorer robots move, sense and make decisions in the service of humans. Exploration is a risky business. Advances in technology now mean that in many situations we can send machines to explore, rather than risk human lives. Among other amazing feats, robot explorers can climb into an active volcano, dive to the deepest point on Earth and travel to the dwarf planet Pluto. In this book, aimed at children aged 8+, readers can meet these robot explorers and many more, then try a quick quiz to find out how much they have learned. Books in the series: Eco-Robots Robot Explorers Robot Helpers Super-smart Robots <br><br> Autorid: Clive Gifford <br>
An engaging look at the global impact of robots and robotics, discovering how robot helpers move, sense and make decisions in the service of humans. Fearsome robots are sometimes shown in sci-fi movies attacking Earth, but in real life, robots are actually helping to save the planet. Service robots are put to work helping people in all sorts of locations, from hospitals and care homes to factories and restaurants. Among other amazing feats, robot helpers can produce one complete motor car every 30 seconds, prepare 300 pizzas an hour and reply to questions in 15 languages. In this book, aimed at children aged 8+, readers can meet these robot helpers and many more, then try a quick quiz to find out how much they have learned. Books in the series: Eco-Robots Robot Explorers Robot Helpers Super-smart Robots <br><br> Autorid: Clive Gifford <br>
An engaging look at the global impact of robots and robotics that have an environmental impact, discovering how robots move, sense and make decisions in the service of humans. By building ever smarter robots we can equip them with the ability to work better by themselves and perform varied and complex tasks. Super-smart robots can work for 2,000,000 hours, without human supervision, make 21,000,000,000,000 calculations per second and reach a top speed of 282.42 kilometres an hour among other stupendous things. Books in the series: Eco-Robots Robot Explorers Robot Helpers Super-smart Robots <br><br> Autorid: Clive Gifford <br>
"'Robophilosophy' is the philosophical response to the challenge of social robotics. The fifteen chapters of this book introduce this new interdisciplinary area of conceptual and empirical research"-- Provided by publisher. A comprehensive introduction to robophilosophy, the new field that explores the deep and far-reaching implications of social robotics.Robophilosophy is the philosophical engagement with the phenomena and problems that arise with social robots: robots developed for use everywhere in society, at work, in public spaces, or at home. This new area of research is applied philosophy undertaken in close contact with, or even as part of, empirical research in the multidisciplinary areas of humanrobot interaction studies and social robotics. It includes, but goes beyond, ethical considerations, offering new research in social ontology, philosophy of mind, metaphysics, and more.The book explores the wide-ranging questions we currently have about the new class of artificial social agents generated by robotics technology. Written by researchers from philosophy, psychology, and the technical sciences, the book shows how philosophical knowledge can help us to navigate the unprecedented sociocultural risks arising from this technology. <br><br> Autorid: Johanna Seibt, Raul Hakli <br>
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