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1) I, Robot
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The three laws of Robotics: 1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm 2) A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. With these three, simple directives, Isaac Asimov changed our perception of robots forever when...
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Robot series volume 2
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Earthmen have gone underground to live in overcrowded cities, afraid of the open spaces and scorned by the outer world planets.
3) Robot dreams
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c1986
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Contains a collection of short stories written by Isaac Asimov between 1940 through the 1980s, that explore the themes of science fiction, such as robotics, space travel, and aliens
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Robot series volume 1
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An earth plainclothes policeman must work with a robot from another world to solve the murder of a Spacer on earth.
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Ricky Ricotta volume 1
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It's Ricky Ricotta's birthday, and as a special treat, his parents are taking him and his Mighty Robot to see dinosaurs at the museum. Too bad they've also invited Ricky's little cousin Lucy--she's a real pest! When they get to the museum, all the dinosaurs are missing their heads . . . because an evil spacebunny from Jupiter has used the dino DNA to create Jurassic Jack Rabbits! Now it's up to the entire Ricotta family, including Lucy, to stop them...
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Ricky Ricotta volume 4
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A small mouse and his best friend, a giant flying robot, attempt to save the Earth when an evil Martian monkey and his mechanical creations attack.
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Ricky Ricotta volume 6
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Ricky Ricotta, his Mighty Robot, cousin Lucy, and some friends set out to save mousekind from Stupid Stinkbugs from Saturn, with a little help from some special gum and taffy.
9) Ambush
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Robot wars (Sigmund Brouwer) volume 3
Pub. Date
2009
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"Tyce has to rescue his friend, Director Rawling McTigre, along with three other scientists who are trapped in a cave-in on Mars. He also has to uncover a devious plot that threatens to overtake the spaceship-just as they are nearing the end of their eight-month journey from Mars to Earth"--p. [4] of cover.
10) Counterattack
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Robot wars (Sigmund Brouwer) volume 4
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2009
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In the first of two adventures set in 2040, fourteen-year-old, wheelchair-bound, virtual reality specialist, Tyce Sanders, finds himself in grave danger on his first trip to Earth, and in the second, Tyce must use all his skills to find a way to stop the slaughter of the governors of the World United Federation.
11) Death trap
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Robot wars (Sigmund Brouwer) volume 1
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2009
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The science station where Tyce, his mom, scientists, and other techies live is running out of oxygen. Tyce races against time and other forces to save himself and others, while battling the forces of evil.
12) Double cross
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Robot wars (Sigmund Brouwer) volume 2
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2009
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Tyce has to figure out what's really behind the strange black boxes that show up on Mars after a quake. Then he has to stop a deadly comet from destroying the planet and all those living on it.
13) Final battle
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Robot wars (Sigmund Brouwer) volume 5
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2009
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In the first of two adventures set in 2040, fourteen-year-old, wheelchair-bound, virtual reality specialist, Tyce Sanders is forced to reveal his special talents in order to avert a nuclear reactor explosion, and in the second, Tyce and his friend Ashley must find a way to stop a dreaded Manchurian fleet from overtaking the Earth.
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[2011]
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This book introduces robotics competitions that involve robots competing against one another, performing designated tasks to win a prize and explains that competitions are won by simple ideas that work and by skills that go beyond engineering and science such as teamwork and ability for testing.
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