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Ramblin' Robots: Building a Breed of Mechanical Beasts (Venture Books--Science)
Ramblin' Robots Building a Breed of Mechanical Beasts - Venture Books--Science Author:Ingrid Wickelgren You're probably familiar with robots that milk cows, sheer sheep, assemble cars, and put lids on jars. But there's another breed of mechanical beast out there: ones that run like cockroaches, gallop down halls like headless mechanical horses, or pluck soda cans off the desks of scientists. These robots are not workhorses; they are attemp... more »ts to create artificial life.
Ramblin' Robots: Building of Mechanical Beasts looks back at the history of robots and takes you inside the fascinating world of scientists who are trying to make the smartest, most agile robots ever. Using information that generations of biologists have learned about animal physiology and behavior, these scientists want to create artificial beings that can react like humans to the unpredictable situations encountered in everyday life.« less