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Flying Bird: Machine or Robot?

Submitted by Malinda Lamm on 26 October, 2011 - 15:59

This is a TED video of a radio controlled bird which mimics the flight of a real bird. There are no rotational parts. Students can debate whether this is a robot or a machine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg_JcKSHUtQ [1]

Material Type: 
Lecture/Presentation
Education Level: 
Middle School [2]
High School [3]
Focus Subject: 
Engineering [4]
Robotics Hardware [5]
HW Platform: 
Any [6]
SW Platform: 
Any [7]
Interactivity Style: 
Mixed [8]


Source URL: https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/node/847?root=2152

Links
[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg_JcKSHUtQ
[2] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/taxonomy/term/40
[3] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/taxonomy/term/41
[4] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/focus-area/engineering
[5] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/focus-area/robotics-hardware
[6] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/target-hardwareplatform/any
[7] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/target-software-platform/any
[8] https://stemrobotics.cs.pdx.edu/taxonomy/term/26