I History and evolution of robots
History and evolution of robots http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/robotics-faq/1.html
http://www.tvcc.cc/staff/fuller/cs281/chap1/chap1.html
http://www.tvcc.cc/staff/fuller/cs281/chap2/chap2.html
Karl Capek
Issaac Asimov
3 Laws of Robotics
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Terminology
ID and explain the 5 main parts of a robot http://www.paly.net/~dbertain/robotics/robo/griponrobotics/index8.html
Degrees of freedom
Android
Work envelope
End effectors
Mobility
Pick and place
Artificial intelligence
Remote vehicles and planetary robots
Motion Control (non-servo control and servo control)
III. Robotics in society
a. Current applications of industrial and non-industrial robots
Example of 2 robots (industrial and non industrial) and explain how they are used
Provide picture of robot
b. Future applications of industrial and non-industrial robots
Example of 2 robots (industrial and non industrial) and explain how they are used
Provide picture of robot
IV. Careers with Robotics
· Identification of career areas related to robotics
Robotic web sites
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http://robotics.nasa.gov/matrix.htm
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http://engineering-ed.org/Robotics/rob_deluxematrix.asp
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http://www.paly.net/~dbertain/robotics/robo/index.html
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http://robot.kaist.ac.kr/~leedy/ducky2/search/link/linksrobot.html#webRobots
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http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/fun/mars/mars.html
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http://robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/tasks/tmr/homepage.html
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http://www.trincoll.edu/events/robot/othersites.htm
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http://www.designboom.com/eng/education/robot2.html
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http://www.discover.com/search/index.html
http://www.pbs.org/search/search_results.html?neighborhood=%2523&q=robots&btnG.x=11&btnG.y=10
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http://technology.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/robotics/robot_index.html
· http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/technology/index.cfm