Notes for Investigation of Robotics Presentation by ______
Search for robots like these and paste a picture of the robot you find, its name, who made it, and the URL where you found it.
Find a robot that plays music
Find a robot that plays with children
Find a robot with a face like a person
Find a robot that looks like Albert Einstein
Motion: search for the answer to these questions on the
Mars robot
How long has the Opportunity robot been up on Mars exploring?
How does the Opportunity rover move on Mars?
Describe some of the challenges to moving on Mars.
Little Dog
How many joints does the Little Dog robot appear to have on one leg?
What could be an advantage to a robot that could move like the Little Dog robot?
Design Decisions
Find robots based on animals.
List at least 4 different animals that were studied in designing robots and what can be learned from each.
Type of Animal
What can be learned from this animal
Paste a SMALL picture of the robot here
Paste the URL here
Research: Do some research of your own.
Choose one of the questions below. Find, cite and summarize at least 3 current, valid sources of information on the One of the topics below:
What other ways do robots move besides rolling, flying or walking? Find at least 3 different kinds of robots at move in very different ways and describe how they move and what they are useful for
How do robots interact with people besides using spoken words? What kinds of communication are being developed between robots and humans? Find at least 3 different robots, summarize how they communicate and how they are useful to people.
Paste in a picture of each robot you find with your answers at the bottom of this page. If you are printing make all the pictures small enough to fit on ONE page.