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Robots : machines in man's image

by Isaac Asimov, Karen Frenkel

An illustrated history that traces the development of robots from medieval clockwork figures to modern machines capable of performing complex industrial and service tasks.

Accession 10700 ISBN 0517551101 Publisher Harmony
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