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 Smithsonian: Destiny in Space
Observe 1. What tasks is the robot partner able to do easily? 2. What tasks seem difficult? 3. Did anything surprise you in the way the robot partner performed? Interpret 4. Why does the robot partner wear a blindfold and mittens? 5. What makes some tasks more diff...
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Observe 1. What tasks is the robot partner able to do easily? 2. What tasks seem difficult? 3. Did anything surprise you in the way the robot partner performed? Interpret 4. Why does the robot partner wear a blindfold and mittens? 5. What makes some tasks more difficult than others for the robot? 6. Why are only simple commands sent to the robot? Apply 7. List a task you think you could perform better than a robot. 8. List a task you think a robot could perform better than you and briefly explain why
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http://www.nasm.si.edu/education/pubs/ds_guide.pdf#page=9
www.nasm.si.edu/education/pubs/ds_guide.pdf#page=9
have been formed by flowing water. Perhaps one day <span class="highlight">a</span> <span class="highlight">robot</span> or <span class="highlight">a</span> paleontologist will uncover fossils <span class="highlight">in</span> those channels. Robots are efficient space explorers because they don’t need to return to Earth, and they don’t require expen- sive life support systems. They do, however, present significant challenges. They must be intricately pro- grammed to perform tasks such as turning or walking, which many of us take <span class="highlight">for</span> granted. (See the activity, “Sending Signals.”) If robots are controlled from <span class="highlight">a</span> remote site
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http://www.nasm.si.edu/education/pubs/ds_guide.pdf#page=43
www.nasm.si.edu/education/pubs/ds_guide.pdf#page=43
Observe 1. What tasks is the <span class="highlight">robot</span> partner able to do easily? 2. What tasks seem difficult? 3. Did anything surprise you <span class="highlight">in</span> the way the <span class="highlight">robot</span> partner performed? Interpret 4. Why does the <span class="highlight">robot</span> partner wear <span class="highlight">a</span> blindfold and mittens? 5. What makes some tasks more difficult than others <span class="highlight">for</span> the <span class="highlight">robot</span>? 6. Why are only simple commands sent to the <span class="highlight">robot</span>? Apply 7. List <span class="highlight">a</span> task you think you could perform better than <span class="highlight">a</span> <span class="highlight">robot</span>. 8. List <span class="highlight">a</span> task you think <span class="highlight">a</span> <span class="highlight">robot</span> could perform better than you and briefly explain why
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http://www.nasm.si.edu/education/pubs/ds_guide.pdf#page=44
www.nasm.si.edu/education/pubs/ds_guide.pdf#page=44
To the Teacher Tasks that are simple <span class="highlight">for</span> most humans to do, such as opening <span class="highlight">a</span> book, or replacing <span class="highlight">a</span> flashlight battery, are quite difficult <span class="highlight">for</span> most robots because such simple tasks are actually composed of numerous individual steps. <span class="highlight">For</span> example, when you sign your name, you pick up <span class="highlight">a</span> pen, put it on paper, and move it <span class="highlight">in</span> an intricate series of directions. By sending simple commands to the <span class="highlight">robot</span>, you become more aware of how complex tasks are made up of many simple steps. Although sophisticated robots can
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