Robot Rumble

A robot robbery suggests science fair foul play in this Hardy Boys Secret Files mystery. It’s time for the annual Bayport Science Fair, and Frank, Joe, and their friend Phil are determined to have the winning entry. With their spiffy homemade robot, they are convinced they can finally top their classmate, Cissy Zermeno, who has won the past two years. But right before the boys are about to bring Mr. Roboto to the fair, Phil discovers that their prized creation has gone missing! Did town bully (and usual suspect) Adam Ackerman steal him out of jealousy? Or was Cissy worried she would have to settle for second place this year? It’s up to the boys to figure out how Mr. Roboto found his way out of Phil’s garage. Will they get him back in time to compete?

Wonder Woman(TM), Supergirl(TM), Batgirl(TM), and the DC Super Hero Girls(TM) get glowing in this all-new storybook! An over-the-top pop quiz puts Ms. Martian's ability to turn invisible to the test. Luckily, she's got Wonder Woman, Supergirl, and the other DC Super Hero Girls to help her save the day. Glow-in-the-dark pages reveal clues and help young readers spot Ms. Martian.

This book constitutes the proceedings of the International Conference on Research and Education in Robotics, EUROBOT 2011, held in Prague, Czech Republic, in June 2011. The 28 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers present current basic research such as robot control and behaviour, applications of autonomous intelligent robots, and perception, processing and action; as well as educationally oriented papers addressing issues like robotics at school and at university, practical educational robotics activities, practices in educational robot design, and future pedagogical activities.

This series of paper toy books unites model-making and gaming in one kick-ass combination.

"Lively text and fun illustrations describe how to draw terrifying robots"--Provided by publisher.

Frank and Joe Hardy help their friend Phil build a robot for Bayport Elementary's annual science fair, but when the robot goes missing the morning of the fair, Frank and Joe must investigate and find the culprit.

May the best 'bot win! From all-out battles to competitive sports and futuristic challenges, robot contests have never been more popular. Witness the incredible feats of power, speed, and endurance achieved by robots in the world's biggest robotic competitions.

In the early nineties, a visionary special-effects guru named Marc Thorpe conjured a field of dreams different from any the world had seen before: It would be framed by unbreakable plastic instead of cornstalks; populated not by ghostly ballplayers but by remote-controlled robots, armed to the steely teeth, fighting in a booby-trapped ring. If you built it, they'd come all right.... In Gearheads, Newsweek technology correspondent Brad Stone examines the history of robotic sports, from their cultish early years at universities and sci-fi conventions to today's televised extravaganzas -- and the turmoil that threatened the whole enterprise almost from the beginning. By turns a lively historical narrative, a legal thriller, and an exploration of a cultural and technological phenomenon, Gearheads is a funny and fascinating look at the sport of the future today.