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FMS Robotics EV3 - What is a Robot?

Submitted by Greg Nelson on 30 July, 2017 - 15:38
Overview: 
The goal of this lesson is to draw out student's preconceptions of robots and explore the variety and ambiguity of "What is a Robot?"
Objectives: 

Students will be able to:

1. List examples of robots (real and fictional)

2. State characteristics of a robot

3. Describe examples of how robots sense their environment

4. Describe examples of how robots follow instructions

5. Identify different types of robots and state an example of each

6. Describe reasons humans use robots in certain applications

Instruction Guide: 
EV3 - What is a Robot? [1]
Primary Instructional Material: 
EV3 - What is a Robot? [2]
Differentiated Instruction Material: Alternative: 
What is a Robot Prezi [3]
SMART Board - What is a Robot? [4]
Comprehensive PowerPoint 1.1 - What is a Robot [5]
Alt What is a Robot [6]
Differentiated Instruction Material: Extended: 
Wired for War [7]
Your new Best Friend may be a Robot [8]
Soft Robots Video [9]
Differentiated Instruction Material: Supplemental: 
Robots Need Love Too_Music Video [10]
Research: DARPA Grand Challenge [11]
Flying Bird: Machine or Robot? [12]
Paralyzed Woman Controls Robot with Brain Video [13]
tesla robotic assembly line [14]
Short animation describing the origin of the word 'robot'. [15]
Atlas Robot Video from Boston Dynamics [16]
A Brief History of Robotics [17]
Boston Dynamics' HANDLE Robot [18]
Education Level: 
Middle School [19]
High School [20]
Scope & Sequence: 
Robotics [21]
Focus Subject: 
Computing / Computer Science [22]
Humanities [23]
Robotics Hardware [24]
HW Platform: 
Any [25]
SW Platform: 
Any [26]
Interactivity Style: 
Mixed [27]
Clone Of: 
EV3 - What is a Robot? [28]



National Science Foundation

Source URL: https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/6414

Links
[1] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/2976
[2] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/3237
[3] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/2507
[4] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/2641
[5] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/2912
[6] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/6188
[7] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/200
[8] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/201
[9] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/2882
[10] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/203
[11] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/801
[12] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/847
[13] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/1101
[14] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/2799
[15] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/2960
[16] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/4033
[17] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/4354
[18] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/6091
[19] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/taxonomy/term/40
[20] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/taxonomy/term/41
[21] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/taxonomy/term/141
[22] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/focus-area/computing-science
[23] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/focus-area/humanities
[24] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/focus-area/robotics-hardware
[25] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/target-hardwareplatform/any
[26] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/target-software-platform/any
[27] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/taxonomy/term/26
[28] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/2975