Robotz: An Encyclopedia of Robots in Fact and Fiction

by Steve Munzer

The ultimate robot guide for the ultimate robot fan -- an encyclopedic look at amazing robots of fact and fiction.

A thorough and fascinating guide to robots of all kinds. Explore the robots of the past, including Chinese dragons, mechanical toys, and ancient clockwork 'androides.' Learn about the amazing use of robots in the present day, with NASA's amazing machines, industrial robots of all shapes and sizes, and AI computers like Deep Blue and Deep Thought. Blast into the future with the fantastical creations of Arthur C. Clarke and Isaac Asimov and familiar robotic faces from film and tv. Whether you love science or sci-fi, whether you're a robot geek or robot guru, this is the guide for you!

150 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2002

Reviews

[Phil Wujek]

Great coverage, but since this is a book for school children it has been dumbed down quite a bit. What really got me was the reference to Doctor Who's TARDIS as being a telephone booth! I'm guessing that Mr. Munzer didn't want to explain to juveniles that the blue police box was a way to call the Police which also doubled as a holding cell until the bad guy could be transported to the police station. Oh well. But it made me look at all the other entries as possibly containing errors that I was not aware of. Not a bad read, actually sort of fun.

[Zack]

I got this book for free in grade school and really enjoyed it. I can recommend it for young readers.

[Ismael herrera]

well my review for this book is 5 stars the reasoned i gave it five stars is because it really got me thinking about how our future with robots are going to be in a couple of years i recommend this book to every on that likes to read about robots and have a mind for the futer

[Angela]

Kids that love science and sci-fi will really like this book. It really is more of a guide/encyclopedia vs a chapter book. But it will captivate the young reader. This book would be good to use in the classroom...I would use it in conjunction with inventions and creative writing.