Count from 1 to 10 with fun and colorful pop-up robots!

Wall-e has just arrived in space and is searching for his friend, Eve. To his surprise, robots are everywhere. From paint-bots to crane-bots, each quietly does its job. But when Wall-e spots Eve, a boisterous chase begins, and suddenly everything goes haywire. This spirited take on the film Wall-e features lively verse and a fresh visual approach from a Pixar artist.

In the second installment in the Robots Rule series, George is thrilled to score his dream job at Tinker Tech Industries. But he and his best pal Jackbot soon realize that something does not compute. Gizmos and gadgets combine with mystery-by-the-megabyte in this rollicking robot adventure for readers ages 9 to 12.

Worker robots keep the high-tech town of Terabyte Heights humming, but ten-year-old George Gearing is the only one who has a robot for a best friend. When his scrappy but beloved pal Jackbot is hit by a car, the whiz kid re-engineers him with fancy parts from state-of-the-art TinkerTech Laboratories. Jackbot’s astounding new skills far exceed anything George—or even TinkerTech’s head of robotics—could ever have imagined. Will the villainous Dr. Micron destroy the whole town to see his tech-driven dream realized? Not if George can help it . . .

From the publishers of BattleBots: The Official Guide comes this do-it-yourself guide to BEAM (Biology, Electronics, Aesthetics, Mechanics) robots. They're cheap, simple, and can be built by beginners in just a few hours, with help from this expert guide complete with full-color photos. Get ready for some dumpster-diving!

You don’t need to be a wizard to transform a game you like into a game you love. Imagine if you could give your favorite PC game a more informative heads-up display or instantly collect all that loot from your latest epic battle. Bring your knowledge of Windows-based development and memory management, and Game Hacking will teach you what you need to become a true game hacker. Learn the basics, like reverse engineering, assembly code analysis, programmatic memory manipulation, and code injection, and hone your new skills with hands-on example code and practice binaries. Level up as you learn how to: –Scan and modify memory with Cheat Engine –Explore program structure and execution flow with OllyDbg –Log processes and pinpoint useful data files with Process Monitor –Manipulate control flow through NOPing, hooking, and more –Locate and dissect common game memory structures You’ll even discover the secrets behind common game bots, including: –Extrasensory perception hacks, such as wallhacks and heads-up displays –Responsive hacks, such as autohealers and combo bots –Bots with artificial intelligence, such as cave walkers and automatic looters Game hacking might seem like black magic, but it doesn’t have to be. Once you understand how bots are made, you’ll be better positioned to defend against them in your own games. Journey through the inner workings of PC games with Game Hacking, and leave with a deeper understanding of both game design and computer security.

Humorist Keaton Patti "forced a bot" to digest massive amounts of human media to produce these absurdly funny, “totally real,” “bot-generated” scripts, essays, advertisements, and more. Ever wonder what an AI bot might come up with if tasked with creative writing? From Olive Garden commercials to White House press briefings to Game of Thrones scripts, writer and comedian Keaton Patti’s “bot” recognizes and heightens the tropes of whatever it’s reproducing to hilarious effect. Each “bot-generated” piece can be enjoyed as surrealist commentary on the media we consume every day or simply as silly robot jokes—either way, you’ll probably end up laughing.

Hands-on STEM activities, essential questions, and coding challenges

Come and meet Octobot, Crocobot, and the rest of the gang with Clever Bots: Busy Bots! Have you ever wondered what an octopus made from a coat hook would look like? Or a crocodile made from pliers? How about a fish made from a lightbulb? Wonder no more, because Roger Priddy’s fantastically quirky imagination has created them all in this unique book. Each page has tactile embossing, specially designed to stimulate young children through sensory play, and bouncy rhyming text, great for reading out loud. These quirky characters are sure to spark creativity, encourage young children to think about recycling and inspire them to invent their very own Bot creatures.

In a futuristic world where humans and robots are at war, a boy goes on a search to find his missing military father.