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"This fun and educational introduction to the exciting field of robotics the science of designing, building, and operating robots gives kids the basic tools for creating their own robots using ordinary craft materials and parts salvaged from recycled toys and other household devices. Early chapters teach budding roboticists how to create working models of robot hands and write pencil and paper computer programs, while later chapters show them how...
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Helps readers harness the capabilities of the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT set and effectively plan, build, and program NXT 2.0 robots, offering an overview of the pieces in the NXT set, practical building techniques, instruction on the official NXT-G programming language, and step-by-step instructions for building, programming, and testing a variety of sample robots.
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Ricky Ricotta volume 3
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[2001]
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English
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A small mouse named Ricky Ricotta and his best friend, a giant flying robot, save the world from Victor Von Vulture and his vicious voodoo vultures from Venus.
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House of robots volume 1
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2014.
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English
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It was never easy for Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez to fit in, so he's dreading the day when his genius mom insists he bring her newest invention to school: a walking, talking robot he calls E (for Error). Sammy's no stranger to robots; his house is full of a colorful cast of them. But this one not only thinks it's Sammy's brother, it's actually even nerdier than Sammy. Will E be Sammy's one-way ticket to Loserville? Or will he prove to the world that it's...
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Ricky Ricotta volume 7
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Evil Uncle Unicorn attempts to dominate earth by using a Ladybot to trick Mighty Robot.
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Ricky Ricotta volume 8
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English
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By flipping the pages, the reader may view animated illustrations that follow Ricky Ricotta, a small mouse, his giant flying robot, and his annoying cousin Lucy as they battle the nightcrawlers from Neptune that are invading through a wormhole.
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Wild robot volume 2
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After being captured by the Recons and returned to civilization for reprogramming, Roz is sent to Hilltop Farm where she befriends her owner's family and animals, but pines for her son, Brightbill.
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Ricky Ricotta volume 1
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[2000]
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English
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Ricky Ricotta, a small mouse, saves a giant robot from his evil creator, Dr. Stinky, and in turn, the robot protects Ricky from the bullies at school and it saves the city from Dr. Stinky's plan to destroy it.
10) Robots go wild
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House of robots volume 2
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English
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"Fifth grader Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez has to find a solution when his robot 'brother' has repeated malfunctions at school and a newer model robot steps in as competition--and his mother's job is in jeopardy as a result"--
11) The robot ransom
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Boxcar children volume 147
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Jessie and Henry's robotics team is competing in a big tournament. But when their robot is stolen, the Aldens have a high-tech mystery to decode!
12) The LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 discovery book: a beginner's guide to building and programming robots
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A beginner's guide to using the LEGO Mindstorms NXT 2.0 to build and program functional robotics systems, featuring step-by-step tutorials, fifty sample programs, detailed building instructions to create a series of eight robots, and more.
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Why did the chicken cross the road? TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD!!! The city of Aberdeen is being terrorised by giant robot chickens who want to peck out every last sign of human resistance. The streets are empty, the adults have vanished? and those left behind are fighting for survival. Jesse and his friends are desperate to save their families and stop the feathered fiends. They hatch a master plan--but can a gang of kids REALLY defeat an army of angry...
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As students transition to higher levels of robotics, the problems they are asked to solve become more difficult. This book covers some more advanced tasks such as soldering and welding, and using CAD to design the robot. Also included are examples of how physics can be used to see if elements of the robot are strong enough to perform a task.
15) Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn: the sixth robot adventure novel
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Ricky Ricotta volume 6
Pub. Date
[2003]
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English
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Ricky Ricotta, his Mighty Robot, cousin Lucy, and some friends set out to save mousekind from Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn, with a little help from some special gum and taffy.
16) Robot universe
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2017.
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"Explore the capabilities of robots and the computers that control them, from space rovers to drones, from robotic toys to robots that perform surgery, and meet Pepper, the first robot able to show and understand human emotion. What is a robot? Will robots take over the future? Robot Universe gives young readers a look at the past, present, and future of artificial intelligence."--Amazon.com.
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Here's Hank volume 11
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Hank enters a robot-building contest at school and hopes to win a trophy, despite getting a late start, with help of Frankie, Ashley, and Jaden, a new friend and robot expert.
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House of robots volume 3
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English
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"Robots on strike! Sammy's underappreciated mechanical helpers cause chaos in the house! It's up to Sammy and his disabled sister Maddie to keep the peace until his inventor mom reveals her secret project...and why it was worth the wait"--
20) The wild robot
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Wild robot volume 1
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English
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Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants.
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