Exploring Robots
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Lesson 1Loading...
At the end of this lessonAll of you will be able to:
•Explain what a robot is and what it does
•Name two different types of modern robots
Most of you will be able to:
•Give examples of two ancient automatons
•Identify the different components in modern robots.
Some of you will be able to:
•Explain why real scientists think that Asimov’s Laws of Robotics make a lot of sense.
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How many answers did you get right?Lesson 2
In this lesson you are going to learn more about robots.
While you are listening, fill in the worksheet to answer the questions about robots.
While you are listening, fill in the worksheet to answer the questions about robots.
Introduction
We are going to find out more about robots.
• What is a robot?
• Robots from the past
• How do robots work?
• Robots today
• Robots from the past
• How do robots work?
• Robots today
What is a robot?
For the last 60 years, automobiles have for the most part been manufactured by robots in huge factories. These robots are extremely strong and can continue working without a break.
Modern drones are actually flying robots that fly almost completely autonomously, avoid obstacles and can also return to the starting point independently.
Where does the word "robot" come from?
Karel Čapek lived in the Czech Republic
The play was called "Rossum's Universal Robots"