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Field Robotics Center - Robots
navigation. Learn more... Robocrane, Bullwinkle, Xavier, 2003 Cooperative robots for autonomous assembly of structures. Learn more... Hyperion, 2003 A robot for characterizing the limits of life in desert environments. Learn more... Guideway Insp...
New Robots Clone Themselves
space exploration and in hazardous environments, where they could take care of themselves without human help. One robot could even build out of its own components a new type of robot for a specific task, Lipson said. The robots and their capabilitie...
Teacher's Guide: NASA Robots
robot? How and why was a robot used? Do you think a smart robot could be your friend? Connections Robots have been used in manufacturing for more than a decade. What products do you use that were made with the help of a robot?...
Robots
by choosing a person (someone they know or a hypothetical person) who has one or more disabilities. They should focus on just one disability that the new robot will address. 3. When each student has identified the role his or her robot will play in helping a...
Robot Hall of Fame
Fame® Induction Ceremony The Robot Hall of Fame® inducted robots from its 2010 and 2012 classes at a gala ceremony Oct. 23 at the Carnegie Science Center before a full house in the Bayer Science Stage. Bill Flanagan, former KDKA reporter and now executive vice...
Chile Desert to Prepare Robot for Life on Mars
described the Atacama as "the most arid desert on Earth. It is what scientists call an end member [ecosystem] in that it has the lowest organic content of anywhere on Earth." Printer Friendly Email to a Friend What's This? SHARE Digg StumbleUpon Reddit RELATED N...
 Smithsonian: Destiny in Space
Goal To gain an appreciation for how robots are pro- grammed to perform specific tasks Key Concepts • Complex tasks are composed of a number of simple tasks. • Robots are designed to perform specific tasks. • Robots perform tasks based on input stored in th...
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Goal To gain an appreciation for how robots are pro- grammed to perform specific tasks Key Concepts • Complex tasks are composed of a number of simple tasks. • Robots are designed to perform specific tasks. • Robots perform tasks based on input stored in their memory or sent by human programmers. Overview Robots have been a part of the space program from its beginning. As space explorers they never need compan- ionship, life support, or to return home. They do, however, present enormous communication
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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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Goal To gain an appreciation <span class="highlight">for</span> how robots are pro- grammed to perform specific tasks Key Concepts • Complex tasks are composed of <span class="highlight">a</span> number of simple tasks. • Robots are designed to perform specific tasks. • Robots perform tasks <span class="highlight">based</span> on input stored <span class="highlight">in</span> their memory or sent by human programmers. Overview Robots have been <span class="highlight">a</span> part of the space program from its beginning. As space explorers they never need compan- ionship, life support, or to return home. They do, however, present enormous communication
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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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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
Silicon Sidekicks
while they're at it, they'll collect thousands of measurements for scientists back on Earth. "An astronaut's time will be more precious than edible gold," says Pedersen."They're going to need smart robot helpers." How smart? The kind of intelligence that we usually...
Biomimetic Underwater Robot Program
this approach will allow the cells/bacteria to be simplified so that the input/output (I/O) requirements of device integration can be addressed. In particular we plan to use visual receptors to couple electronics to both sensation and actuation through light signals. In addition...
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