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21) Eager
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
Unlike Grumps, their old-fashioned robot, the Bell family's new robot, Eager, is programmed to not merely obey but to question, reason, and exercise free will.
Author
Series
Frank Einstein volume 1
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
In his Grandpa Al's garage workshop, child genius Frank Einstein tries to invent a robot that can learn on its own, and after an accident brings wisecracking Klink and overly expressive Klank to life, they set about helping Frank perfect his Antimatter Motor until his archnemesis, T. Edison, steals the robots for his doomsday plan.
Author
Series
Monk and Robot book volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In A Psalm for the Wild-Built, Hugo Award-winner Becky Chambers's delightful new Monk & Robot series gives us hope for the future. It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend. One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor...
25) All systems red
Author
Series
Murderbot diaries volume 1
Language
English
Description
A murderous android discovers itself in "All Systems Red", a tense science fiction adventure by Martha Wells that interrogates the roots of consciousness through Artificial intelligence. In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by Company-supplied security androids, for their own safety. But in a society where contracts are awarded to the lowest...
28) Robot workers
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes how robots are used as industrial workers on assembly lines, in hospitals, in homes, and on farms.
29) Doug unplugged
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 630L
Language
English
Description
Doug the robot discovers that cities are much more than downloaded facts when he unplugs from the computer feed and explores one first-hand.
30) Utopia
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Description
Utopia, a theme park featuring high-tech computers and robotics, becomes the scene of a confrontation between the engineer who designed the park's wizardry and a gang of criminals who are holding the park's visitors hostage to their demands.
31) Robot brains
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes how robots were developed, how they work, and what functions they can perform, especially with the addition of artificial intelligence.
32) Robots at home
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
Description
Robots work in homes every day. Some vacuum floors or mow lawns. Others keep people company. And some help kids have fun! What robots might you find in someone's home? Read this book to find out!
35) Robot
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Lexile measure
IG 1160L
Language
English
Description
Explores the latest technology in robotics and describes the many different types of robots and how they are built and used in today's world.
38) Short circuit
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Language
English
Description
When a lightning bolt strikes a top secret experimental military robot, it comes to life and escapes to the home of a woman who tries to keep it from being "repaired" by its computer-genius creator.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"From drones to Mars rovers -- an exploration of the most innovative use of robots today and a provocative argument for the crucial role of humans in our increasingly technological future. In Our Robots, Ourselves, David Mindell offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the cutting edge of robotics today, debunking commonly held myths and exploring the rapidly changing relationships between humans and machines. Drawing on firsthand experience,...