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Animal-Inspired Robots
By Robin Koontz
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Scientists and engineers study and learn from nature to help solve problems and improve the world. Learn how biomimics has contributed to robotics. This title supports NGSS for Engineering Design.
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Robin Koontz
Robin Koontz is a freelance author/illustrator/designer of a wide variety of nonfiction and fiction books. Raised in Maryland and Alabama, Robin now lives with her husband in the Coast Range of western Oregon.
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