"The South Asian Province is split in two. Uplanders lead luxurious lives inside a climate-controlled biodome, dependent on technology and gene therapy to keep them healthy and youthful forever. Outside, the poor and forgotten scrape by with discarded black-market robotics, a society of poverty-stricken cyborgs struggling to survive in slums threatened by rising sea levels, unbreathable air, and deadly superbugs. Ashiva works for the Red Hand, an...

"Describes a variety of robot competitions held in the United States and around the world"--

On an island nation in the Indian Ocean, the explorers venture through a vast underwater world and take part in a friendly robotics competition. But the tides of good fortune change quickly. Suddenly, Team Cousteau jumps into action to rescue a faculty member from the brink of death. Meanwhile, the team follows the Cruz's mother's clues to a magnificent tomb and center of spirituality precariously perched on the side of a cliff. There, Cruz is confronted...

Due to an administrative mix-up, troublemaker Donovan Curtis is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special program for gifted and talented students, after pulling a major prank at middle school.

Kylie confides in Lexi her wish to have someone special to take her to the fifth-grade dance, but when Lexi invents a secret admirer, she nearly ruins their friendship--and the Cupcake Club.

"Have you ever had something stuck in your head? After a session in the VR booth at the Mega Pizzaplex Kai can't shake the feeling that the tiger animatronic has somehow stayed with him. A new attraction at the Mega Pizzaplex leaves Kane's mind full of intrusive thoughts that are not his own. And Danny's idea to get the attention of his high school crush comes with unimaginable consequences. But in the world of Five nights at Freddy's truth is often...

The era of autonomous weapons has arrived. Today around the globe, at least thirty nations have weapons that can search for and destroy enemy targets all on their own. Paul Scharre, a leading expert in next-generation warfare, describes these and other high tech weapons systems--from Israel's Harpy drone to the American submarine-hunting robot ship Sea Hunter--and examines the legal and ethical issues surrounding their use. "A smart primer to what's...

Outlines requirements for pursuing a merit badge in robotics including fields in robotics, building a robot, subsystems of robotics, and careers in robotics.