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Kids Click: Robots
Linked to this site are several sites dealing with robots, their history, designing, and kinds of robots.
NASA
Nasa: Robotics
Contains information about how to program a robot and how space exploration benefits from robotics technology.
University of California
University of California: Robotics and Intelligent Machines Lab
Online research from the University of California, Berkeley focusing on robots for minimally invasive surgery, motion planning, and manufacturing automation.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Programming a Robot
In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad breaks down an action into a series of steps in order to program a robot to do what they need it to do. [4:50]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: 4 Lessons From Robots About Being Human
The more that robots ingrain themselves into our everyday lives, the more we're forced to examine ourselves as people. Ken Goldberg shares four very human lessons that he's learned from working with robots. [17:10]
Other
San Francisco Robotics Society of America/society's Home
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.
Curated OER
Google for Education: Children and Technology: Robots and Block Diagrams
A robot can execute very primitive commands, but it needs instructions to combine them. In this activity, look at two types of instructions: commands and conditionals. Learners split into pairs and one becomes a robot while the other one...
DOGO Media
Dogo News: World's First Robot Staffed Hotel Is Open in Japan
Read about a hotel in Japan entirely ran by robots. Includes video.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: A Humanoid Robot to Debut at Japan Bank
Article reports on a humanoid robot that will soon be greeting customers at banks in Japan. Includes video.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Electrical Engineering: Home Made Robots
Use these tutorials to start some robotics projects with Spout, Spider, and Bit-zee bots.
Read Works
Read Works: How to Make a Better Robot
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about improvements in robotics. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Intelligent Robot
In this segment from Curious, learn how a robot is a machine that can connect with its surroundings and has some level of autonomy.
BBC
Bbc: Science & Nature: Robots
Learn about different kinds of robots as you build them in five interactive simulations.
Harvard University
Harvard Robotics Laboratory
Research projects on computational vision, neural networks, tactile sensing, motion control and VLSI systems. Plus general info, Harvard and robotics related pages.
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University: Robotics Institute
Robotics research at Carnegie Mellon University includes links to projects, research, and events.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Red Rover Robotics
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...