1. Robot Web Quest Save a copy of this powerpoint – click on links or do a google search. Type your answers on the powerpoint and save it. When complete, to Subject: Robot Webquest
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2. Disaster
Disaster has struck in the form of a bomb threat, land mine removal, and a nuclear attack. Read about the robots, watch the clips, and choose the appropriate robot for each disaster.
Go to the link below and do step 1, step 2, and step 3.

3. Disaster Bots
What is the name of the bomb detecting robot? What are the characteristics of this robot to make it useful for this task?
What is the name of the nuclear disaster robot? What are the characteristics of this robot that make it useful for this task?
What is the name of the land mine robot? What are the characteristics of this robot that make it useful for this task?

4. General Robotics Questions
What is a “robot” (in general)?
What play did the word Robot come from?
What are Asimov’s three laws of Robotics?

5. Robotics Questions Continued
Compare the human structure to the structure of a robot?
What is the difference between automation and remote control?

6. Robotic Arm http://science.howstuffworks.com/robot2.htm
What are the components of the robotic arm?
What are the degrees of rotation?

7. Robot Questions cont’d
How do robots move?
What is the difference between and “industrial robot”, a “service robot”, and a “medical robot”?

8. What is the history/future of the Mars robot http://marsrover. nasa

9. Battle Bots – What are they. Are they truly a robot. http://science

10. Automotive Robots – What are they used for and why? In your own words

11. Do you think robots will take over the world? why?

12. If Robots do our everyday chores, what will we do?

13. Honda’s Asimo Explain why it is so special – in own words

14. List positives/negatives for robots in industry.

15. Military uses of robots – list inventive and useful robots