+
Website
Other

Welcome to Genetic Programming: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
A very comprehensive site from genetic-programming.org that has theses, essays, articles, and links all relating to genetic programming.
+
Website
Other

San Francisco Robotics Society of America/society's Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Another great compilation of the ideas and competitions of a city's robotics group. Exciting pictures of robots and competitions are all over this site, including a 4/5 working model of the Sojourner.
+
Website
Other

Lira Lab: Laboratory for Integrated Advanced Robotics

For Students 9th - 10th
Site of the LIRA-Lab in University of Genoa, Italy which specializes in artificial vision and sensory-motor coordination from a computational neuroscience perspective.
+
Handout
Other

Australian National University: Robotics System Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Australian National University provides good descriptions and photos of robots involved in research in Australia.
+
Website
Other

Seattle Robotics Association

For Students 9th - 10th
Searchable site with links to other robotics groups, industry pages and academic links.
+
Website
Other

Foundation for the Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The resource offers mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills.
+
eBook
Other

Business Education Resource Consortium: Computer Science & Information Systems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this online manual you will find examples of integrated performance activities developed to coordinate with the Computer Science and Information Systems Career Path in the Business Education Career Path and Model Curriculum Standards....
+
Article
New York Times

New York Times: Robotic Vehicles Race

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about the latest in robotic vehicle technology. Click on link to a classroom lesson plan.
+
Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: World's First Robot Staffed Hotel Is Open in Japan

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about a hotel in Japan entirely ran by robots. Includes video.
+
Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: A Humanoid Robot to Debut at Japan Bank

For Students 6th - 8th
Article reports on a humanoid robot that will soon be greeting customers at banks in Japan. Includes video.
+
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Electrical Engineering: Home Made Robots

For Students 9th - 10th
Use these tutorials to start some robotics projects with Spout, Spider, and Bit-zee bots.
+
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Red Rover Robotics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson will start with a brief history of robotics and explain how robots are beneficial to science and society. The lesson then will explore how robots have been used in recent space exploration efforts. The engineering design of...
+
Handout
Other

Lemelson Center's Invention at Play: Surgical Robot Inventor

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a biography of Akhil Madhani, the inventor of the surgical robot, and about his teleoperated surgical instruments.
+
Website
Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University: Robotics Institute

For Students 9th - 10th
Robotics research at Carnegie Mellon University includes links to projects, research, and events.
+
Activity
Other

Dallas Personal Robotics Group/robot Hobbyist's Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Robot enthusiasts in the Dallas area get together for contests and other sharing of robotic information. Great pictures of personal robots here!
+
Website
Brown University

Brown Robotics: Robotics, Learning, and Autonomy at Brown

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about robotics research at Brown University with links to Brown projects and other robotic sites.
+
Activity
Other

The Register: Microsoft Gives Monopoly Robotic Legs

For Students 9th - 10th
This article argued that Microsoft was becoming a monopoly in the robotics industry by supplying software as a general platform that all forms of robotics could use. (June 20, 2006)
+
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: How to Make a Better Robot

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about improvements in robotics. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
+
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Robo Helpers

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about new robots that learn to walk like humans. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in drawing conclusions.
+
Website
Other

Webopedia.com: Artificial Intelligence

For Students 9th - 10th
Includes a concise definition of artificial intelligence and an explanation of the different areas in which artificial intelligence is used.
+
Website
Smithsonian Institution

Lemelson Center: Invention Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
Six categories of inventions highlight the inventors in those categories and describe their sometimes world-changing inventions. Other inventions are not so critical, but nonetheless fascinating.
+
Lesson Plan
TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Smooth Operator

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about the engineering design process as they design, construct, test, and evaluate surgical instruments using everyday materials. The objective of the design is to see how well they can perform a simulated "surgical...
+
Website
Other

Kids Click: Robots

For Students 9th - 10th
Linked to this site are several sites dealing with robots, their history, designing, and kinds of robots.
+
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Robots in Space

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson students learn the history of robotics in space exploration. They use their creativity to develop a robot. They learn about different career opportunities by communicating with robot specialists at the Johnson Space...