Andrew is a robot with extraordinary talents not planned by the people who created him.

"Simple text and full-color photographs describe eight different industrial or military robots and the work these robots do."--

Profiles current robotics technologies while outlining near-future innovations, explaining the components that make up a robot, six primary robot types, and the ways in which robots are helping our world.

The robots in Metro City help its human citizens, from constructing buildings to cooking meals and washing windows, but one very special robot is created by Dr. Elefun to be a life-like, super-powered young boy.

"Explore the capabilities of robots and the computers that control them, from space rovers to drones, from robotic toys to robots that perform surgery, and meet Pepper, the first robot able to show and understand human emotion. What is a robot? Will robots take over the future? Robot Universe gives young readers a look at the past, present, and future of artificial intelligence."--Amazon.com.

Demonstrates step-by-step how to draw such 'bots as the Sparky Springbot, Bakerbot, Bellybot, and those essential spare parts!

A boy and a robot strike up a friendship despite their differences.

When a little boy stops to show a building doorman his new "bot," it floats up out of his hands and the kind doorman runs up to each floor of the building to try and catch it, with help from the building's residents.

Roberta Bott, the new drama teacher, seems different than the other teachers, but when the kids catch Ms. Bott trying to hack into the school's computer system, they realize that they must do something to stop her before she takes over the school.

"A Prayer for the Crown-Shy is a story of kindness and love from one of the foremost practitioners of hopeful SF. After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent on a quest to determine what humanity really needs) turn their attention to the villages and cities of the little moon they call home. They hope to find the answers they seek, while making new friends, learning new concepts, and experiencing...