Robots Fantasy

"Io, Robot" is a short story from the collection Tides from the New Worlds. Caribbean-born novelist Tobias Buckell established himself as a gifted new voice in science fiction with his stunning first novel, Crystal Rain. Now, in his first collection, Buckell demonstrates his strengths in the short form, offering readers a collection of stories that are compelling, smart, wonderfully imagined, and entertaining.

If his inventions go wrong, Wendel just throws them away and starts again. So when Clunk, his robot assistant, fills the sock drawer with cups and saucers and makes tea in a Wellington boot, Wendel throws him on the scrap heap and makes himself a new assistant: the Wendelbot. But he gets more than he bargained for, and soon Wendel finds himself on the scrap heap. Can he win back his workshop from the mighty Wendelbot? Let the robot battle commence!

Part-inventor, part-dentist, robot builder, and scientist, nine-year-old Matty Bratty just might be a misunderstood genius. Matty Bratty Robots is the hilarious, clever tale of a boy who flunked third grade but is confident enough to think that he can be a scientist. After all, Albert Einstein is his pen pal, although Albert never writes back to Matty. When Matty builds some robots in his bedroom closet science lab, chaos happens.

While wandering outdoors, Gary makes an amazing discovery that turns his life upside down. A clunky, old piece of metal becomes a trusted companion - or does it? Follow them on a tragicomic, interplanetary journey with its share of twists and turns, bumps, and bruises.

It’s a story you may think you know - an aging baseball coach is challenged by the very boy he took in and raised. But in this near future world, "smart” houses talk and listen, and - privy as they are to the secret life of the household - family life gets interesting. Creepy and funny, unsettling and entertaining, this is a story that stands on its own even as it proves the perfect follow up to Gish Jen’s critically acclaimed novel The Resisters.

Jimmy Roberts' favourite sport to watch is Robot Races, where drivers and their high-tech robot vehicles compete. When the races' founder announces a special version of the competition just for children, Jimmy and his robot, Cabbie, were thrilled to qualify. After finishing second in the first race, they're out to win the next challenge, in the Amazon rainforest - but Jimmy's enemy Horace has other ideas.

Just as Monty is preparing to spend some time with one of his best friends, an urgent message come in from Ryker Jackson! If they want to help Jackson create his super fuel anytime soon, they'll have to leave for Venus now, which means missing his planned sleepover. A hostile planet, robots going haywire, and The Haze of Venus make this journey on of Monty's and Ivory's most difficult missions yet!

Causing chaos wherever they sail, the robotic Steampunk Pirates are roaming the high seas, hunting for gold! But the evil Iron Duke has other ideas. He's determined to capture the pirates in return for a handsome reward from the king. Can the mechanical marauders stay one wave ahead of their enemy?

When Grandma creates a robot babysitter for twins Jake and Jess, chaos ensues! Jake and Jess are on their way to Scotland to visit Robin, who’s been hiding out near a remote loch with Grandma. Jake can’t wait to see his favourite robot, but is shocked by how much he’s changed. Robin now spends most of his time camouflaged in bushes and can light a fire with a click of his fingers - he’s gone wild! But when Grandma ropes the trio into a plan to catch a local gang of thieves in the act, it looks like Robin’s new skills might just save the day....

When Nick and Tesla Holt are sent to live with their eccentric Uncle Newt, they find their new neighborhood is full of secrets. What the heck is going on? To unravel the mysteries (and save their skins), Nick and Tesla must use everyday household objects to build electromagnets, rocket launchers, and other crazy contraptions.

For years, the king and queen have longed for a child. Their wish is miraculously twice granted in the form of a little wooden robot and an enchanted princess, both of whom they raise lovingly. There’s just one catch: every night when the princess falls asleep, she transforms into a log. She can only be woken with the magic words “Awake, little log, awake.” The two siblings are inseparable, until the day when the sleeping princess is mistaken for an ordinary log and carted off to the frozen North.

This is the second exciting and amazing adventure story of Isley Jones, her family, and friends. In this second book, she travels far, far into the future to the year 3150 on yet another heartfelt mission to help a time machine inventor in her own inimitable way. Along the way, she encounters a friendly talking time-machine spaceship, a grey alien, and and a robot, too.

Join Boot-Bot, a robot dog from the future, on an exciting journey through time in this animal trivia book. Starting with the dinosaurs and traveling all the way to 2024, Boot-Bot explores the incredible world of animals from the past and present. Along the way, he encounters fascinating creatures and tests his knowledge with fun multiple-choice questions.

Charlie creates the world’s most sensational video game - BattleBlox - and becomes mega-rich. President Douglas J. Champ is secretly a YUUUGE fan of BattleBox, and accidentally gets sucked into the video game. Hacker Jack has been waiting for the right moment to kidnap the president. After getting sucked into BattleBlox, the president must be rescued from the sinister Hacker Jack, who programs his indestructible robot avatar, Terminus 6, to hold the president hostage.

Mara Keoni is a sexy Navajo special agent of the IJF - Independent Justice Foundation. She travels the country righting wrongs and using amazing high-tech gadgets. But she never expected the IJF’s latest invention would become her new partner and the source of ultimate sexual pleasure! Mara is paired up with KATT - Kaito Automotive Twin Turbo. An incredibly advanced female AI inside a black Phoenix turbocharged GTX sports car.

Everyone in Peter Powers' family has super awesome superpowers - except Peter. All he can do is make ice cubes and flash freeze little stuff. At least his brother and sister have finally stopped picking on him - mostly. But at school, an even more menacing bully has it out for Peter and his friends. As if that wasn't enough, Boulder City is being raided by robots! When his parents are captured, will Peter and his siblings be able to work together and save the day? Or will the town - and possibly the world - be iced? Join Peter Powers and his fantastic family for their second adventure.

भा. रा. भागवत लिखित मराठी कादंबरी "नंदूचा यांत्रिक माणूस", नंदू संशोधन पण करतो आणि त्याने डोके चालवून बनवलेला यांत्रिक माणूस चक्क वरळीच्या गर्दीत चालतो. नंदूच्या स्वप्नसृष्टीतल्या मस्त कथा

She had been nervous about starting fifth grade after spending all summer with her little brother and baby cousins. So when her fifth-grade teacher announces a district-wide robotics competition, she jumps at the opportunity to be the class’s leader. Being in charge is better and cooler than playing make-believe, right? Many people doubt her, especially the boys in her class, but with the support of her friends and Girl Scout troop, Maven is determined to prove them wrong.

It is the not-too-distant future and AI is at the forefront of society. Robots have become an indispensable part of the service industry, from hospitality to the red light district. Nicole is married to a jet-setting technology magnate who is away from home for weeks at a time. Neglected and desperately in need of companionship, she begins to fantasize about their new AI servant.

Die besten Ferien, die Paul je erlebt hat: Roboter Roki rettet den Nordsee-Schatz. Paul, Roki und Valerie freuen sich ein Loch in den Bauch: Adam nimmt sie alle mit an die Nordsee, wo er eine frühere Erfindung reparieren soll, den Tauchroboter LUISE. Der Zelturlaub am Meer wird ein Riesenspaß, denn an Strand und Campingplatz ist jede Menge los. Doch so richtig spannend wird es, als Roki seine "Schwester" LUISE kennenlernt, denn sie soll einen echten Goldschatz bergen.