{"product_id":"gearheads","title":"Gearheads","description":"In the early nineties, a visionary special-effects guru named Marc Thorpe conjured a field of dreams different from any the world had seen before:  It would be framed by unbreakable plastic instead of cornstalks; populated not by ghostly ballplayers but by remote-controlled robots, armed to the steely teeth, fighting in a booby-trapped ring.  If you built it, they'd come all right. . . .  In Gearheads, Newsweek technology correspondent Brad Stone examines the history of robotic sports, from their cultish early years at universities and sci-fi conventions to today's televised extravaganzas - and the turmoil that threatened the whole enterprise almost from the beginning.  By turns a lively historical narrative, a legal thriller, and an exploration of a cultural and technological phenomenon, Gearheads is a funny and fascinating look at the sport of the future today.","brand":"Simon and Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42985489956944,"sku":"9780743229517B","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/fr\/products\/gearheads","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}