Robots Underwater

by Louise Spilsbury, Richard Spilsbury

Overview

Without underwater robots, people never would have been able to explore the shipwreck of the Titanic as much as they have. From mapping the ocean floor to testing water quality, the jobs these robots can do are astounding. Through many examples and full-color photographs, readers dive deep with underwater robots, learning the technology behind these amazing machines and how they help people every day. Sidebars complement the main content with information about robotics engineers, environmental issues underwater, and the truly inventive science of underwater robots.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781482430219
Publisher:	Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Publication date:	07/30/2015
Series:	Amazing Robots Series
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.25(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.10(d)
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Roberts at Sea 4

Chapter 2 Ocean Explorers 12

Chapter 3 Oil and Gas Workers 20

Chapter 4 Cable Layers 28

Chapter 5 Underwater Inspectors 34

Chapter 6 Ocean Investigators 40

Glossary 46

For More Information 47

Index 48

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2015
Gr 3–5—Though the authors resort to repetition and subject overlap to fill out these surveys, the topic is high in interest and likely to become higher as robotic devices become more widespread. The Spilsburys open each volume with a summary of the multiple ways robots are faster, safer, more reliable alternatives to human effort in a chosen technological or industrial field, then go on to make the same points in slightly greater detail. The term robot—translated correctly but without comment in Industry as "forced labor"—is interpreted broadly enough to include radar guns and "smart highways," in Law Enforcement, and powered exoskeletons or prosthetics both there and in Medicine and Military. In each volume, several specific devices or systems get closer looks, as do upcoming developments in sidebars unequivocally titled "Robots Are the Future." The authors do at least bring up issues, such as whether industrial robots take jobs or create them, but rarely for more than urging readers to think them over. Aside from brief resource lists and indexes, there is no back matter, and the illustrations generally offer external views rather than glimpses of internal workings. The pictures aren't consistently well chosen, either. VERDICT Serviceable offerings, though with flaws.

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