Beastly Robots and Drones: Military Technology Inspired by Animals

by Lisa M. Bolt Simons

Overview

Animals have many traits that help them survive in the wild. Inspired by animals' incredible abilities, military forces have created many machines over the years to achieve success on the battlefield. From the first remote-controlled vehicles to the advanced machines of tomorrow, take a look at how military robots and drones often imitate the abilities of animals throughout nature. Then be sure to catch the other amazing titles in the Beasts and the Battlefield series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781543590210
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2020
Series:	Beasts and the Battlefield
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	720L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Lisa M. Bolt Simons has published more than 50 nonfiction children's books, as well as four middle grade "choose your path" novels and an adult history book. She's twice received an Honorable Mention for the McKnight Artist Fellowship for Writers in Children's Literature. She's also received a Minnesota State Arts Board Grant and other accolades for her writing. Lisa is a proud mom to her science- and math-minded twin daughter and son. Originally from Colorado, Lisa lives in Southern Minnesota with her husband, who also loves to read.

Table of Contents

Robo-Warriors and the Natural World 4

Past Inventions Lead to a Robotic Future 8

Animal-Inspired Protectors 14

Missions of the Future 22

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

Interviews

1. A high-interest way to show how the natural world inspires technology. 2. Useful for hi-lo readers in middle school reading at a third or fourth grade level. 3. High-interest topic ties to Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math (STEAM) curriculum. 4. Provides examples of historical, modern, and future uses of animal-inspired technology in the military forces.