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Gearheads : the turbulent rise of robotic sports / Brad Stone.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2003.Description: xvi, 286 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0743229517 (pbk.)
  • 9780743229517 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Gear heads
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 796.15
LOC classification:
  • TJ 211 S877g 2003
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Contents:
Age of robot wars -- Purist -- Beginnings -- Robot wars years -- Courtrooms and other arena of violent combat -- Attack of the human money bots -- Ice age -- Thorpus delicti -- Exalted stage -- Square of 2.70 -- Marc Thorpe vs. robot wars -- Final showdown.
Summary: An exploration of the pop culture phenomenon of fighting robots considers the individuals who build them and the cable television show, Battlebots, discussing what fighting robot technology may mean for military weaponry.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Colección de Tecnología Humanidades (4to. Piso) TJ 211 S877g 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000065078

Age of robot wars -- Purist -- Beginnings -- Robot wars years -- Courtrooms and other arena of violent combat -- Attack of the human money bots -- Ice age -- Thorpus delicti -- Exalted stage -- Square of 2.70 -- Marc Thorpe vs. robot wars -- Final showdown.

An exploration of the pop culture phenomenon of fighting robots considers the individuals who build them and the cable television show, Battlebots, discussing what fighting robot technology may mean for military weaponry.

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