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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=8
www.nasm.si.edu/education/pubs/ds_guide.pdf#page=8
ness of space can be partially <span class="highlight">simulated</span>. They also learn to manipulate tools while wearing bulky suits and gloves. They may even simulate handling the Shuttle’s robotic arm by using <span class="highlight">a</span> device that allows them to see and feel the tool as if they were <span class="highlight">in</span> the Space Shuttle. <span class="highlight">In</span> the future, such training may take place <span class="highlight">in</span> the real environ- ment of space aboard <span class="highlight">a</span> permanently orbiting space station. Some proponents of <span class="highlight">a</span> space station also perceive it as an excellent training platform <span class="highlight">for</span> future trips to Mars. But
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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
Smithsonian: The Heart of the Falcon: Akhil Madhani
looking for graduate students to [assist them]. I got a few different offers and ended up working for Dr. Steven Dubowsky, a professor of robotics. He was doing some work funded by NASA, and I just thought, "Wow! This is cool!" As a research assistant t...
Smithsonian: Yesterday�s Tomorrows: Past Visions of an American Future Teaching Gui...
vi Yesterday’s Tomorrows Scavenger Hunt Look for the answers to these questions as you explore the Yesterday’s Tomorrows exhibit. Each group of questions goes with a different section of the exhibit. Write down your answers and return the sheet to your teacher. R o b o t...
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vi Yesterday’s Tomorrows Scavenger Hunt Look for the answers to these questions as you explore the Yesterday’s Tomorrows exhibit. Each group of questions goes with a different section of the exhibit. Write down your answers and return the sheet to your teacher. R o b o t s 1. Describe one way people in the past imagined robots would be used. 2. Describe three different ways robots are actually used today. 3. If you could build a robot, what would it do? Draw a picture of it in the box. Imagining the
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http://www.sites.si.edu/education/YT%20Teachers_Guide.pdf#page=5
www.sites.si.edu/education/YT%20Teachers_Guide.pdf#page=5
vi Yesterday’s Tomorrows Scavenger Hunt Look <span class="highlight">for</span> the answers to these questions as you explore the Yesterday’s Tomorrows exhibit. Each group of questions goes with <span class="highlight">a</span> different section of the exhibit. Write down your answers and return the sheet to your teacher. R o b o t s 1. Describe one way people <span class="highlight">in</span> the past imagined robots would be used. 2. Describe three different ways robots are actually used today. 3. If you could build <span class="highlight">a</span> <span class="highlight">robot</span>, what would it do? Draw <span class="highlight">a</span> picture of it <span class="highlight">in</span> the box. Imagining the
Smithsonian: Magazine: Broad Shoulders
annealing moment for the young union and its leader came in September 1965, when Chavez joined a strike against grape growers in Delano, California, that had been started a few weeks before by Filipino field workers. The strike lasted for five years a...
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