Robo-Motion
Robots That Move Like Animals
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a . . . robo-hummingbird? Meet robots engineered using biomimicry so that they move like animals. These robots are changing the way we live today and shaping the way we’ll live in the future. On spreads pairing photos of robots with the animals they mimic, you’ll discover robots that race through water like fish, run like cheetahs, jump like a kangaroo, swarm through the sky like honeybees, and more!
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978-1-5415-8126-5
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978-1-7284-1143-9
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978-1-7284-2299-2
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978-1-7284-2298-5
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Author: Linda Zajac
Linda Zajac is an award-winning science writer. She crafts stories about cutting-edge science, technology, and biotechnology and how they’re used to save wildlife, protect the environment, and advance medicine. She’s a Tassy Walden Finalist and a recipient of the PEN New England Susan P. Bloom Children’s Book Discovery Award.
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Robo-Motion
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a . . . robo-hummingbird? Meet robots engineered using biomimicry so that they move like animals. These robots are changing the way we live today and shaping the way we’ll live in the future. On spreads pairing photos of robots with View available downloads →
Awards
- AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books
- Dogwood Book List for Nonfiction
- Connecticut Book Awards Finalist
Reviews
School Library Journal
“The imaginations of young readers are sure to be engaged by this title, and will have them viewing flora and fauna through the lens of biomimicry.”—School Library Journal
Kirkus Reviews
“Delightful, motivating, and thought-provoking—a winner for any bookshelf.”—starred, Kirkus Reviews