Robotics

__Robotics __
**Robot** - automatically guided machine, able to do tasks on its own. **Android** - automated machine designed to look and acts like human **Cyborg** - is a cybernetic organism that replaces part or parts of a human body. **Humanoid ** - is something that has an appearance resembling a human being **Sensors** - a device that measures a physical quantity and converts the signal into meaningful information that can be understood by humans or machines.

**How Robotics are done in School ** media type="youtube" key="phXMAeUFB1M?fs=1" height="385" width="480"

**In Manufacturing industry **

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**In the Auto Industries ** media type="youtube" key="kGrZqL-4k7I?fs=1" height="385" width="480"

**In hospitals ** media type="youtube" key="7aLNaB4LkVs?fs=1" height="385" width="480"

**Benefits of robotic surgery**

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**Part 2 **

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**Caretaker robots ** media type="youtube" key="D5NhAWdZ8BM?fs=1" height="385" width="480"

**Load carriers Robots use in the Military? ** <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">media type="youtube" key="jPB6uwc7aWs?fs=1" height="385" width="640"

**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">Android that plays violin ** <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">media type="youtube" key="auxjSYCKL4s?fs=1" height="385" width="480" **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Band of robots ** <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">media type="youtube" key="PijbSFmzuUc?fs=1" height="385" width="480"

**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Click here] for more videos on Hanson Robot that mimics human facial expressions. **

__**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">Articles to read: **__

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">1. [|Tech Brief from BBC] <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14px;">2. [|Nasa Testing a Space Robot] <span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive;"> 3. []

Nexi - []

1. Living with the Drones - []

Military Drones - []

2. Manufacturing AI - []

Answer the following questions.


 * 1) 1. Define AI and fuzzy logic. [2 Marks]
 * 2) 2. Discuss how expert systems work. [2 Marks]
 * 3) 3. Would you buy a personal robot if given a chance?
 * 4) 4. What issues **might** arise with the use of personal robots? Remember you responses for this question should be from strand 1. [2 Marks]
 * 5) 5. Evaluate the impact of the use of personal robot in your daily life. [8 Marks]


 * __ DUE by Thursday, 7th of March 2013 __**

Pick one article above from 1 and 2 and answer the questions below.


 * 1) 1. Discuss the issues from your chosen article.[4 Marks]
 * 2) 2. Identify the stake holders. [2 Marks]
 * 3) 3. Evaluate how the stakeholders are affected by the issues? [6 Marks]
 * 4) 4. Solve one issue on number 1 and Evaluate your solution. [8 Marks]


 * __ DUE by Thursday, 11th of March 2013 __**