- Science Kids - Fun Science and Technology for Kids - Types of Robots
- Buzzle.com - Robots
- BEAM Online Agency making non-computerized robots. Contains a directory of information and a gallery of photographs of the different types.
- Razor Robotics - Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Levels about Robots
- YES Mag - Robotic Project
Britannica Web Sites
Articles from Britannica encyclopedias for elementary and high school students.
- robot - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11)
A robot is a machine that does tasks without the help of a person. Many people think of robots as machines that look and act like people. Most robots, though, do not look like people. And robots do only what a person has built them to do.
- robot - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
The image usually conjured up by the word robot is that of a mechanical being, more or less human in shape. Common in science fiction, robots are generally depicted as working in the service of humanity, but often escaping the control of their human masters and doing them harm.