Robot Wars In The City Of Materials

Author : Daniel P. Dennies, PhD, PE, FASM
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1475999992
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Robot Wars in the City of Materials written by Daniel P. Dennies, PhD, PE, FASM and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Jordan Steel moves with his family from California to the City of Materials in Ohio, where science and technology permeate all aspects of daily life. At his new school, the Roberts Academy, Jordan discovers the secret world of the Robotics Club and the awe-inspiring Robot Wars. Even though underclassmen are rarely allowed to join the Robotics Club and participate in the Robot Wars, Jordan gets in with his new friends, the Silver triplets. They soon forge a team called the Warriors of the Old Republic. Paris is the electronics wiz and Friday is the welding guru. Goldie brings magnetics to life, and Nick is a computer ace. Together, they learn to depend on each other's strengths to build a robot to compete in the Robot Wars. But not everyone wants an underclassman team in the Robot Wars. Jordan and his teammates can't be sure who their real friends are as they try to understand their new school, the secret Robotics Club and their competition. Even darker than some of their competitors' intentions, however, is a secret housed in the halls of the Roberts Academy - a secret that seems drawn to Jordan and his friends.

Author : Daniel P. Dennies
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1491700017
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Robot Wars in the City of Materials written by Daniel P. Dennies and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Jordan Steel moves with his family from California to the City of Materials in Ohio, where science and technology permeate all aspects of daily life. At his new school, the Roberts Academy, Jordan discovers the secret world of the Robotics Club and the awe-inspiring Robot Wars. Even though underclassmen are rarely allowed to join the Robotics Club and participate in the Robot Wars, Jordan gets in with his new friends, the Silver triplets. They soon forge a team called the Warriors of the Old Republic. Paris is the electronics wiz and Friday is the welding guru. Goldie brings magnetics to life, and Nick is a computer ace. Together, they learn to depend on each others strengths to build a robot to compete in the Robot Wars. But not everyone wants an underclassman team in the Robot Wars. Jordan and his teammates cant be sure who their real friends are as they try to understand their new school, the secret Robotics Club and their competition. Even darker than some of their competitors intentions, however, is a secret housed in the halls of the Roberts Academy a secret that seems drawn to Jordan and his friends.

Author : P. W. Singer
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440685975
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wired for War written by P. W. Singer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-01-22 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[Singer's] enthusiasm becomes infectious . . . Wired for War is a book of its time: this is strategy for the Facebook generation.” —Foreign Affairs “An engrossing picture of a new class of weapon that may revolutionize future wars. . .” —Kirkus Reviews P. W. Singer explores the great­est revolution in military affairs since the atom bomb: the dawn of robotic warfare We are on the cusp of a massive shift in military technology that threatens to make real the stuff of I, Robot and The Terminator. Blending historical evidence with interviews of an amaz­ing cast of characters, Singer shows how technology is changing not just how wars are fought, but also the politics, economics, laws, and the ethics that surround war itself. Travelling from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan to modern-day "skunk works" in the midst of suburbia, Wired for War will tantalise a wide readership, from military buffs to policy wonks to gearheads.

Author : Federico Cugurullo
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 100381042X
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Artificial Intelligence and the City written by Federico Cugurullo and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores in theory and practice how artificial intelligence (AI) intersects with and alters the city. Drawing upon a range of urban disciplines and case studies, the chapters reveal the multitude of repercussions that AI is having on urban society, urban infrastructure, urban governance, urban planning and urban sustainability. Contributors also examine how the city, far from being a passive recipient of new technologies, is influencing and reframing AI through subtle processes of co-constitution. The book advances three main contributions and arguments: First, it provides empirical evidence of the emergence of a post-smart trajectory for cities in which new material and decision-making capabilities are being assembled through multiple AIs. Second, it stresses the importance of understanding the mutually constitutive relations between the new experiences enabled by AI technology and the urban context. Third, it engages with the concepts required to clarify the opaque relations that exist between AI and the city, as well as how to make sense of these relations from a theoretical perspective. Artificial Intelligence and the City offers a state-of-the-art analysis and review of AI urbanism, from its roots to its global emergence. It cuts across several disciplines and will be a useful resource for undergraduates and postgraduates in the fields of urban studies, urban planning, geography, architecture, urban design, science and technology studies, sociology and politics.

Author : Russ Morrissey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781912007691
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Judge Dredd written by Russ Morrissey and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-17 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE ROBOTS ARE REVOLTING! All across Mega-City One, the Robots are turning against their human masters. Chaos reigns as the charismatic Robot leader, Call-Me-Kenneth, rallies the city's Robots to his side, and only the Judges stand in their way. Play as Judges in The Robot Wars, or as Civilians and Perps in Saving Matt Damon Block, as war rages across the embattled city. With expanded rules for Robot characters, in-depth discussion of Robots' role in society, and summaries of Dredd's earliest case files, this supplement is an essential addition to the Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD roleplaying game. Requires the use of the Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD core rulebook.

Author : Lorna Piatti-Farnell
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1793624607
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Superhero Multiverse written by Lorna Piatti-Farnell and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-11-01 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Superhero Multiverse focuses on the evolving meanings of the superhero icon in 21st-century film and popular media, with an emphasis on re-adapting, re-imagining, and re-making. With its focus on multimedia and transmedia transformations, The Superhero Multiverse pivots on two important points: firstly, it reflects on the core concerns of the superhero narrative—including the relationship between ‘superhero comics’ and ‘superhero films’, the comics roots of superhero media, matters of canon and hybridity, and issues of recycling and stereotyping in superhero films and media texts. Secondly, it considers how these intersecting textual and cultural preoccupations are intrinsic to the process of remaking and re-adapting superheroes, and brings attention to multiple ways of materializing these iconic figures in our contemporary context.

Author : Alan Baker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780752213613
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Robot Wars Technical Manual written by Alan Baker and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Pete Miles
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 007222844X
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Build Your Own Combat Robot written by Pete Miles and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2002-12-06 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create your own powerful battling robot from start to finish using this easy-to-follow manual. Robotics experts Pete Miles and Tom Carroll explain the science and technology behind robots, and show you what materials you need to build and program a robot for home, school, and competition.

Author : Steve Carper
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476635056
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Robots in American Popular Culture written by Steve Carper and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-06-27 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:  They are invincible warriors of steel, silky-skinned enticers, stealers of jobs and lovable goofball sidekicks. Legions of robots and androids star in the dream factories of Hollywood and leer on pulp magazine covers, instantly recognizable icons of American popular culture. For two centuries, we have been told tales of encounters with creatures stronger, faster and smarter than ourselves, making us wonder who would win in a battle between machine and human. This book examines society's introduction to robots and androids such as Robby and Rosie, Elektro and Sparko, Data, WALL-E, C-3PO and the Terminator, particularly before and after World War II when the power of technology exploded. Learn how robots evolved with the times and then eventually caught up with and surpassed them.

Author : Gordon McComb
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 9780071406857
Total Pages : 748 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Robot Builder's Sourcebook written by Gordon McComb and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2003 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * A much-needed clearinghouse for information on amateur and educational robotics, containing over 2,500 listings of robot suppliers, including mail order and local area businesses * Contains resources for both common and hard-to-find parts and supplies * Features dozens of "sidebars" to clarify essential robotics technologies * Provides original articles on various robot-building topics