Robots for kids : exploring new technologies for learning

Druin, Allison, 1963- (Added Author). Hendler, James A. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9781558605978
ISBN: 1558605975
Physical Description: print
xvii, 377 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Publisher: San Francisco : Morgan Kaufmann, c2000.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Robots for the rest of us : designing systems "out of the box" / James Hendler -- To mindstorms and beyond : evolution of a construction kit for magical machines / Fred Martin ... [et al.] -- My dragon helper / Sharone Hendler -- Robot entertainment / Masahiro Fujita, Hiroaki Kitano, Toshi T. Doi -- Thomas's robot review / Thomas Plaisant Schwenn -- PETS : a personal electronic teller of stories / Jaime Montemayor, Allison Druin, James Hendler -- Making a robot / Rebecca Wagner -- Bolts from the blue : how large dreams can become real products / Richard Maddocks -- New robotics : the educator's challenge / Allison Druin -- Teaching diverse learners using robotics / Gabrielle Miller, Robin Church, Mark Trexler -- My robot / Alex Kruskal -- Technological prayers : parents and children exploring robotics and values / Marina Umaschi Bers, Claudia Urrea -- Robot recipe / Hanne Olsen -- "So that's what pi is for!" and other educational epiphanies from hands-on robotics / David P. Miller, Cathryne Stein -- Robot we made / Lauren Sumida -- Eat, sleep, robotics / Mark Yim, Mark D. Chow, William L. Dunbar -- Trapped with robots / Kate Murphy -- Robocamp : one hands-on week of exploring science through robotics / Robin R. Murphy, Michael Rosenblatt -- Hobatu : punisher droid, a day in the "life" / Bob Milstein -- Robots for kids : the landscape / Ray Hammond.