"Building Better Robots offers a cutting-edge, comprehensive look at one of science's biggest challenges. Includes a look at the history of the topic, recent breakthroughs, key facts to consider, and questions that remain unanswered."-- Provided by publisher.

Humans have long dreamed of creating robots -- Da Vinci provides steady hand -- Bionic limbs help people move naturally again -- Paralyzed woman runs marathon with robot's help -- R2 takes a giant leap for robo-kind -- Rovers go where no person has gone -- Nature inspires roboticists -- Robot swarm uses teamwork to do big things -- Drones take to the skies -- Hubo wins robotics challenge -- Modular robots shape shift -- Social robot cracks jokes.