Download or read book Astro the Robot Dog written by Claire Freedman and published by Scholastic UK. This book was released on 2016-01-07 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Astro, the robot dog with a big heart, in this brand new picture book by the bestselling author of ALIENS LOVE UNDERPANTS. When Astro is sent from Planet Xog on a journey through outer-space, not only does he find out what life is like on Earth, he also discovers the true meaning of friendship. From the creators of the bestselling GEORGE'S DRAGON series comes an out-of-this-world adventure that will melt hearts across the galaxy.
Download or read book The Novel written by Tracey West and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-09-03 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In futuristic Metro City, a robot with incredible powers is created by a brilliant scientist in the image of his lost son. This robot is Astro Boy. Alone in the world, Astro must learn who his real friends are and how to use his powers for good, because one day Metro City will need a hero.
Download or read book Astro s Adventures written by Susan Day and published by Susan Day. This book was released on 2013-06-21 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Gypsy Curse, Tinka, the Gypsy Cat, sets a curse on Astro and the gang. She even tricks the cunning evil genius, Speed Bump Charlie.
Download or read book Mighty Robot written by Dav Pilkey and published by Blue Sky Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Ricky and his Robot for some MIGHTY BIG fun in this collection of puzzles, games, jokes, and more. Perfect for kids who aren't quite ready for CU, this activity book is truly out of this world! Join Ricky and his Mighty Robot as they take a break from saving the solar system from certain destruction. With cool crossword puzzles, witty word finds, perplexing puzzles, and just-hilarious jokes, this activity book is a whole galaxy of fun. It will also include fun facts about the solar system and other super-duper space-related stuff. As an added bonus, it will also include a free bound-in sticker sheet featuring Ricky, his Robot, and the bad guys from each planet.
Download or read book Astro Boy Volume 15 written by Osamu Tezuka and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty years after his creation, Astro Boy continues to lead the manga and anime charge, his adventures still as fresh and exciting as when first crafted by master storyteller/cartoonist/animator Osamu Tezuka. Astro Boy is packed with action, laughs, and genuine emotion, interlacing fantastic situations with timeless themes and wry observances about technology, war, and the human condition.
Download or read book Drawn to Television written by M. Keith Booker and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-08-30 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since late evening cartoons first aired in 1960, prime-time animated series have had a profound effect on American television and American culture at large. The characters and motifs from such shows as The Flintstones and The Simpsons are among the best-known images in world popular culture; and tellingly, even series that have not done well in prime time—series like The Jetsons, for instance—have yielded similarly iconic images. The advent of cable and several new channels devoted exclusively to animated programming have brought old series back to life in syndication, while also providing new markets for additional, often more experimental animated series. Even on the conventional networks, programs such as The Flintstonesand The Simpsons, not to mention Family Guy and King of the Hill, have consistently shown a smartness and a satirical punch that goes well beyond the norm in network programming. Drawn to Television traces the history of prime-time animation from The Flintstones initial extension of Saturday mornings to Family Guy and South Park's late-night appeal in the 21st century. In the process, it sheds a surprising light on just how much the kid inside us all still has to say. Drawn to Television describes the content and style of all the major prime-time animated series, while also placing these series within their political and cultural contexts. It also tackles a number of important questions about animated programming, such as: how animated series differ from conventional series; why animated programming tends to be so effective as a vehicle for social and political satire; what makes animated characters so readily convertible into icons; and what the likely effects of new technologies (such as digital animation) will be on this genre in the future.
Download or read book Generation Robot written by Terri Favro and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Generation Robot covers a century of science fiction, fact and, speculation—from the 1950 publication of Isaac Asimov’s seminal robot masterpiece, I, Robot, to the 2050 Singularity when artificial and human intelligence are predicted to merge. Beginning with a childhood informed by pop-culture robots in movies, in comic books, and on TV in the 1960s to adulthood where the possibilities of self-driving cars and virtual reality are daily conversation, Terri Favro offers a unique perspective on how our relationship with robotics and futuristic technologies has shifted over time. Peppered with pop-culture fun-facts about Superman’s kryptonite, the human-machine relationships in the cult TV show Firefly, and the sexual and moral implications of the film Ex Machina, Generation Robot explores how the techno-triumphs and resulting anxieties of reality bleed into the fantasies of our collective culture. Clever and accessible, Generation Robot isn’t just for the serious, scientific reader—it’s for everyone interested in robotics and technology since their science-fiction origins. By looking back at the future she once imagined, analyzing the plugged-in present, and speculating on what is on the horizon, Terri Favro allows readers the chance to consider what was, what is, and what could be. This is a captivating book that looks at the pop-culture of our society to explain how the world works—now and tomorrow.
Download or read book Astro Boy written by Osamu Tezuka and published by Dark Horse Manga. This book was released on 2002 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Astro boy fights evil robots and alien invasions.
Download or read book Seeing Japan written by Charles T. Whipple and published by Kodansha International. This book was released on 2005 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scenes and images that best typify Japan are showcased in this lavishroduction - full colour photographs throughout, with a succinct andlluminating text. Part 1 presents the tremendous range of landscapes andustoms in the various distinctive regions of this suprisingly large andiverse nation, while Part 2 concentrates on the arts and traditions of aulture that has been nurtured over centuries. Part 3 offers essentialackground on the country's history, language and people.
Download or read book Astro Boy Omnibus Volume 2 written by Osamu Tezuka and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who will stand against invaders from space, robot slave masters, and a dictator producing human clones? Astro Boy, that's who! The most popular and influential creation of Osamu Tezuka, "the Walt Disney of Japan," Astro Boy is all-ages adventure packed with action, laughs, and a few tugs at the heartstrings. Astro Boy Omnibus Volume 2 is 680 pages of Tezuka's classic manga, value priced and ready to rock the 21st Century! Osamu Tezuka is renowned internationally as a master cartoonist, animator, and storyteller. "Tezuka is widely considered the most important and influential figure in post-World War II Japanese animation." -The New York Times "Comics are a bridge between all cultures." -Osamu Tezuka "The Astro Boy stories always end with peace and human supremacy restored, but usually not before both sides, human and robot, have committed great wrongs." -ANIMERICA
Download or read book Astro Boy Volume 5 written by Osamu Tezuka and published by Dark Horse Comics. This book was released on 2002-08-13 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Half a century old, Astro Boy has once again taken America by storm! Created by the late, great Osamu Tezuka, Japan's "God of Manga," Astro Boy is the cornerstone of today's thriving manga and anime industries. Never before available in an English-language edition in the States, Dark Horse brings Astro Boy to America in collaboration with Studio Proteus, with translations by Frederik L. Schodt, author of Manga! Manga! and translator of Ghost in the Shell and Barefoot Gen. In this volume: Astro Boy must convince a confused robot not to aid an evil plot to take over an island rich in mineral wealth; a space leopard sent by conqueror aliens must be stopped before he can drain Earth's energy; and Astro must team with a robot-hating detective to apprehend thieves who have stolen an artificial sun! This volume contains the following stories: Crucifix Island Space Snow Leapord The Artificial Sun
Download or read book Robo Sapiens written by Peter Menzel and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Information about intelligent robots and their makers, including photographis, interviews, behind-the-scenes information and technical date about machines that is easy to understand.
Download or read book Astro Boy written by Osamu Tezuka and published by Dark Horse Manga. This book was released on 2002 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Astro boy fights evil robots and alien invasions.
Download or read book Japanese Robot Culture written by Yuji Sone and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-17 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japanese Robot Culture examines social robots in Japan, those in public, domestic, and artistic contexts. Unlike other studies, this book sees the robot in relation to Japanese popular culture, and argues that the Japanese ‘affinity’ for robots is the outcome of a complex loop of representation and social expectation in the context of Japan’s continuing struggle with modernity. Considering Japanese robot culture from the critical perspectives afforded by theatre and performance studies, this book is concerned with representations of robots and their inclusion in social and cultural contexts, which science and engineering studies do not address. The robot as a performing object generates meaning in staged events and situations that make sense for its Japanese observers and participants. This book examines how specific modes of encounter with robots in carefully constructed mises en scène can trigger reflexive, culturally specific, and often ideologically-inflected responses.
Download or read book Irresistible written by Joshua Paul Dale and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2023-10-26 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why are some things cute, and others not? What happens to our brains when we see something cute? And how did cuteness go global, from Hello Kitty to Disney characters? Cuteness is an area where culture and biology get tangled up. Seeing a cute animal triggers some of the most powerful psychological instincts we have - the ones that elicit our care and protection - but there is a deeper story behind the broad appeal of Japanese cats and saccharine greetings cards. Joshua Paul Dale, a pioneer in the burgeoning field of cuteness studies, explains how the cute aesthetic spread around the globe, from pop brands to Lolita fashion, kids' cartoons and the unstoppable rise of Hello Kitty. Irresistible delves into the surprisingly ancient origins of Japan's kawaii culture, and uncovers the cross-cultural pollination of the globalised world. If adorable things really do rewire our brains, it can help answer some of the biggest questions we have about our evolutionary history and the mysterious origins of animal domestication. This is the fascinating cultural history of cuteness, and a revealing look at how our most powerful psychological impulses have remade global style and culture.
Download or read book Screen Consciousness written by Robert Pepperell and published by Rodopi. This book was released on 2006 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays is driven by the question of how we know what we know, and in particular how we can be certain about something even when we know it is an illusion. The contention of the book is that this age-old question has acquired a new urgency as certain trends in science, technology and ideas have taken the discussion of consciousness out of the philosophy department and deposited it in the world at large. As a consequence, a body of literature from many fields has produced its own sets of concerns and methods under the rubric of Consciousness Studies. Each contribution in this collection deals with issues and questions that lots of people have been thinking about for many years in many different contexts, things such as the nature of film, cinema, world, mind and so on. Those of us fascinated by these diverse yet related issues may have often felt we were working in a disciplinary no-man's-land. Now suddenly, it seems with Consciousness Studies we have a coherent intellectual home - albeit one that is self-consciously eclectic. The essays included in Screen Consciousness: Cinema, Mind and World are from a range of disciplines -- art, philosophy, film theory, anthropology and technology studies -- each represented by significant international figures, and each concerned with how their field is being transformed by the new discipline of Consciousness Studies. Together they attempt to reconcile the oncoming rush of new data from science and technology about how we know what we know, with the insights gained from the long view of history, philosophy and art. Each of the contributions seeks to interpose Consciousness Studies between film and mind, where for cultural theorists psychoanalysis had traditionally stood. This is more than simply updating Film Studies or nodding in the direction of cognitive film theory. Film, with all its sentient, sensuous and social qualities, is a common reference point between all these forces, and Consciousness Studies provides the intellectual impetus for this book to revisit familiar problems with fresh insight.
Download or read book Robots at Home written by Liz Sonneborn and published by Lerner Publications TM. This book was released on 2023-08-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Domestic robots, or robots that work in the home, have many jobs. Cleaning robots like Roomba help tidy the house. Robotic pets like Aibo and Paro reduce stress and keep people company. Discover the history of domestic robots and how people use them in their daily lives to do chores, watch over their homes, and more.
