Summary
Robot systems that include sky-spies and rocket-firing aircraft have moved the science fiction of yesterday into the reality of warfare today. Robot Warriors examines the use of robots in battle as well as in other dangerous, life-threatening jobs. Also explored are machines with more peaceful jobs, such as robots that stand duty as police guards, bomb disposal crews, and anti-terrorist sentries.
Contents
Battle machines: how automated fighting machines have developedSensors 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.
Additional Information
| Series | Jefferis, David. Robozones. |
| Subjects |
Robotics
-- Military applications
-- Juvenile literature.
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| Publisher | New York, NY :Crabtree Pub. Company,2006 |
| Language |
English |
| Notes |
Includes index. |
| Description |
32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. |
| ISBN | 9780778728870 (rlb) 0778728870 (rlb) 9780778729013 (pb) 077872901X (pb) |
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