Robots in fiction and films
By: by Steve Parker.
Series: Robot world
Publisher: Smart Apple Media
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Mankato, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781599205151
Subjects: Robots -- Juvenile literature; Cinematography -- Special effects -- Juvenile literature; Science fiction -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Description: "Discusses how robots are featured in popular culture, including films and fiction. Also discusses real and imagined advances in robotics, and how realistically the technology is represented"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Robo-stars; title: The original robots; title: Robots take off; title: Imaginary laws; title: How robot stories change; title: Real or pretend?; title: What robots look like; title: Robots and computers; title: Goodies, baddies, and funnies; title: Robots with feelings and emotions; title: Robot or human?; title: When robots are stars; title: Future fiction; title: Glossary.