Squishy, fishy robot explorers

Author

Jeff De la Rosa

Call Number

• J 629.4354 DELA (CEN, OSH)

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Publication Information

Chicago, Illinois : World Book, Inc., [2017]

Physical Description

48 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Audience

Ages 5-11.

Summary

"A volume explaining Dr. Mason Peck's invention of a soft robot intended to explore the ocean of Jupiter's moon Europa for signs of life"--

Contents

• A sea full of life?
• Destination: Europa
• Powering the mission
• Inventor feature: a tinkerer is born
• A softer robot
• Inventor feature: inspired by science fiction
• Swim like a fish?
• Big idea: bioinspired
• Inventor feature: other interests
• Getting to Europa
• Looking for life
• Inventor feature: contests
• Dr. Peck and his team.