Robots: Explore the World of Robotics and AI
About this audiobook
Robots features sound design and special effects to enhance your listening enjoyment. Listen out for the beeps and hums of computers and techno music!
The future is here. Explore the world of robots and artificial intelligence in this kids’ STEM audiobook by robotics professor Dr. Henny Admoni.
Hang out in a factory with a pizza-making robot, blast into the past to meet the robot statues in ancient Egyptian temples that spoke to worshippers, and encounter the slithering robot inspired by snakes that can climb trees!
Robots are no longer just the preserve of science fiction. From driverless cars to robots helping in hospitals, the field of robotics is one of the most exciting in modern science. With beautiful illustrations by Amy Grimes, this children’s audiobook explains what robots are, how they are made, and how we can use them in all sorts of amazing ways.
Dr. Henny Admoni’s audiobook answers some of the key questions about robotics and AI, such as should we be afraid? It also looks at the positive impact robots can have on us all, from robots who can help in disaster zones to the robotic spacecraft exploring the Solar System and beyond.
The possibilities of robotics and AI are endless.
A Macmillan Audio production from Neon Squid.
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About the author
Dr. Henny Admoni is an Assistant Professor in the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, where she leads the Human And Robot Partners (HARP) Lab. Her research focuses on developing intelligent, autonomous robots that help humans on complex tasks like eating a meal or learning a new skill.
Amy Grimes is a London-based illustrator who takes a lot of inspiration from nature. Amy’s work is mainly created digitally, using a variety of hand-painted textures, which are scanned and assembled in Photoshop into digital collages. Amy illustrated the previous book in this series, Aliens by Joalda Morancy.