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Robots & People R. Greenhill and H. Elias, Shadow Robot Company
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Today’s program Learn about robots and nanobots –What are they? –What can they do? –How do they affect our lives? Design a robot –What can it do? –How could it change our lives?
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What is a robot?
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Robots are machines that can sense, plan, and act J. Benedict
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What can robots do?
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Robotic arms NASA
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Work in a factory FANUC Robotics
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Draw portraits robotlab
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Make pancakes P. Kormushev, Italian Institute of Technology
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How would YOU use this robot? Festo
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Humanoid robots Honda Motor Co., Inc.
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Help at home Honda Motor Co., Inc.
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Play ping-pong Humanrobo
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How would YOU use this robot? Aldebaran Robotics
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Robot vehicles Festo
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Explore space NASA
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Vacuum Sciencenter for NISE Network
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How would YOU use these robots? Serg
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Biomimetic robots M. Cutcosky, Stanford University
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Soar like a bird Festo
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Monitor pollution H. Hu, University of Essex
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Spy on ships and subs Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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How would YOU use this robot? B. Finio, Harvard University
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What are nanobots? Are they real? C. Jay
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Nanobots would be very, very small robots! A nanometer is a billionth of a meter DNA is 2 nanometers across J.Caras, National Science Foundation
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Nanobots don’t exist…yet Nano-sized machines exist Larger robots use nanotechnology and nanomaterials
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DNA spider can walk P. Michelotti, Arizona State University
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Today’s program Learn about robots and nanobots –What are they? –What can they do? –How do they affect our lives? Design a robot –What can it do? –How could it change our lives?
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What can YOUR robot do?
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Image credits Richard Greenhill and Hugo Elias, Shadow Robot Company, Wikimedia Commons Jared C. Benedict, Wikimedia Commons NASA, public domain © FANUC Robotics robotlab
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Image credits P. Kormushev, Italian Institute of Technology Festo American Honda Motor Co., Inc
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Image credits Humanrobo, Wikimedia Commons Aldebaran Robotics, Wikimedia Commons NASA, public domain Sciencenter for NISE Network Festo
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Image credits Serg, Wikimedia Commons Mark Cutkosky, Stanford University Huosheng Hu, University of Essex Alex Villanueva, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Festo
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Image credits Ben Finio, Harvard University Paul Michelotti. Courtesy Kyle Lund, Arizona State University James J. Caras, National Science Foundation Conyl Jay
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This project was supported by the National Science Foundation under Award No. 0940143. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.
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