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    This document provides a review of the book "Robots for Kids" edited by A. Druin and J. Hendler. It summarizes that the book compiles 10 articles from 25 scientists about new robot technologies for children, including the Personal Electronic Teller of Stories robot. It describes some chapters as boring but others as entertaining, especially essays written by children. The review concludes that the book is not intended for children but for educators and designers, and competently presents the development of robots for kids.

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    Telematics and Informatics 20 (2003) 97–98

    www.elsevier.com/locate/tele

    Book review

    Robots for kids

    The three laws of robotics:

    1. A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction allow a human being
    to come to harm.
    2. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders
    would conflict with the First Law.
    3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict
    with the First or Second Law.

    When I first read these laws of robotics (and stories) by Isaac Asimov, I was a kid
    and was not aware of how ingeniously they were structured. Robots were just a
    science fiction at that time, which seemed unlikely to come true. However, Asimov
    was a prophet just like Jules Verne. Future generations will read his books just like
    we read (and sometimes smile at) Verne’s books today. In order to understand
    Asimov’s prophetic character better, one must read this semi-academic book by
    Druin and Hendler.
    The editors of this book, two scholars at the University of Maryland, have
    compiled 10 articles from 25 eminent scientists in the field, including themselves. The
    book is given in three parts. Part one is on the new robot technologies for kids and
    the authors are narrating the stories of the evolution of a number of robots for kids.
    The most interesting and the fascinating one is the Personal Electronic Teller of
    Stories (PETS), which was developed at the University of Maryland with some
    participants between the ages of 7 and 11. In part two, selected projects, including
    one in a summer camp, which used robots for education are presented. Part three,
    under the name of ‘‘Future Visions’’ is made up of a two pages story by a 12 year old
    boy and an article by Ray Hammond, who is a lecturer and an author at the same
    time. This article must be read conscientiously. Some of the chapters are quite
    boring, I must admit. However some are really entertaining, essays by children being
    the most amusing ones.
    There are nice photographs of robots and instants form the projects. There are six
    pages of color plates in the middle of the book, which includes views of an assembly
    of famous ‘‘Furby’’ and pictures of the PETS.

    PII: S 0 7 3 6 - 5 8 5 3 ( 0 2 ) 0 0 0 0 1 - 1
    98 Book review / Telematics and Informatics 20 (2003) 97–98

    It is by no means a kidsÕ book, however, although the book is written in a sci-


    entific layout with references and all, anyone who could read a scientific article in a
    popular science magazine, would also be able to read this book with pleasure. It is an
    easy to read book, which is written for a wide range of audience with no scientific
    background, yet the minimum requirement is to be a ‘‘science lover’’! I believe the
    book will be most helpful to educators and toy designers. It is value for money. The
    development of robots for kids is competently presented.
    Let me conclude with a paragraph from the book ‘‘I, Robot’’ by Isaac Asimov:

    ‘‘And that is all’’ said Dr. Calvin, rising. ÔI saw it from the beginning, when the
    poor robots couldnÕt speak, to the end, when they stand between mankind and
    destruction. I will see no more. My life is over. You will see what comes nextÕ.
    ‘‘I never saw Susan Calvin again. She died last month at the age of eighty-two’’.
    (She was born in 1982 according to Asimov).

    We have not seen anything yet. We are just at the beginning, I presume. Suzan
    Calvin is possibly among us and will be seeing it from the beginning to the end.

    A. Druin, J. Hendler (Eds.)


    Morgan Kaufmann Publishers
    2000 pp. xvii+377, ISBN 1-55860-597-5
    A. Uguz
    Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
    Uludag University
    16059 Gorukle-Bursa, Turkey
    Tel.: +90-224-4428175; fax: +90-224-4428021
    E-mail Address: uguz@uludag.edu.tr

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