Robot designers are tinkering with robots that will make life easier and better. Before too long, future kids may have their own robot buddies to help do chores or just hang out with. Sound like science fiction? Well, it’s not. Robots are already part of our lives.

In Robots, you’ll meet mechanical marvels that are defusing bombs, assembling cars, exploring Mars, roaming the oceans, assisting surgeons, and guarding homes and businesses. In fact, any job that’s too dangerous, dirty or repetitive for a human is just right for a robot. But not all robots are hard at work. Some of today’s robots are riding camels, telling jokes, and kicking around soccer balls.

Robots takes you back in time to the earliest robots, many of which were toys. Then it zooms in on robots today and catches them at work and play. And it peers into the future, where humanlike androids may one day learn new tasks – and probably do them better than we can.

Accolades

Robots has been shortlisted for the Hackmatack Reader's Choice Award (sponsored by library associations in Atlantic Canada) and the 2010 Rocky Mountain Book Award.

Robots is a finalist for the 2009 Information Book Award. The winner will be announced by the Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable in November 2009.

Reviews

"This is the kind of book that kids who love robots and machines devour. Simply fascinating." – Jelly Mom Children's Book Reviews
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"Robots is a lively read that mixes history, technical information, and fun facts. The book takes an intriguing subject and manages to be both comprehensive and entertaining." – Quill & Quire

"Highly Recommended." –- CM: Canadian Review of Materials, November 7, 2008
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