"Ara loves big numbers--BIG numbers. She wants to program her droid DeeDee to count all the stars, but she's not sure how. In this upbeat adventure, Ara visits Innovation Plex to enlist the help of four tech trailblazers--inspiring real-life engineers of Google. With her new friends, Ara discovers an algorithm for success that can solve BIG problems and be lots of fun: courage, creativity, code, and collaboration. , "--Page 4 of cover....

After being grounded to a desk job after botching a routine space-mining mission to establish an interstellar gate to a distant star, Helen discovers that someone intentionally wanted to terminate her project and if necessary, her.

Due to an administrative mix-up, troublemaker Donovan Curtis is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special program for gifted and talented students, after pulling a major prank at middle school.

"Bel would rather die than think about the future. College apps? You're funny. Extracurriculars? Not a chance. But when she accidentally reveals a talent for engineering at school, she's basically forced into joining the robotics club. Even worse? All the boys ignore Bel--and Neelam, the only other girl on the team, doesn't seem to like her either. Enter Mateo Luna, captain of the club, who recognizes Bel as a potential asset--until they start butting...

"Learn about the history of robotics and find out what it takes to make it in this exciting career field."--publisher.

"What kinds of robots can be found in space, and what do they do? Help readers learn all about how robots are used in outer space with informative, engaging text and stunning photographs straight from space experts."

"Drones are becoming more and more common every day. While flying drones can be fun, many law enforcement agencies and militaries around the world use drones for important and dangerous missions. This book explores the different kinds of drones used by the police and military, as well as the different kinds of missions they perform."--

NXT One-Kit Creatures offers full-color building and programming instructions for five original animal robot designs that can be built with a single LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 1.0 or NXT 2.0 kit. The animals are an undulating shark, a crawling horseshoe crab, a backwardly-mobile dung beetle, a walking chick, and a leaping grasshopper. Each design shows another unique way to make an animal robot move. Anyone new to the NXT will find these models easy to build...

Fighting robots are not a new concept. Ever since the toy Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots made its debut in 1964, children and adults have had fun controlling robots as they fight each other. However, advancements in robotic technology have turned this whimsical pastime into a major sporting event. As the popularity of the TV show Battlebots makes clear, people love to watch robots fight! Full-color photographs, fact boxes, and exciting sidebars help immerse...

Advancements in robotics have enhanced the medical field for years, saving millions of lives. Many kinds of robots are already in use today, helping surgeons perform more precise, less invasive operations as well as cleaning and sanitizing hospitals. Many more are still being developed, in the future, we may see robots that dispense prescriptions and assist with physical therapy. Through vibrant photographs and accessible text that breaks down complex...