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Radio Jones and his robot Dad
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Robots, monsters and rocking horses
Subject: History Years: 1, 2 When was the last time you were in a toy shop? What toys did you like the most? Look at this video to see toys that were in shops in the 1980s (about 30 years ago). How have toys changed? |
what is a robot?
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robotics showcase...what might you create?
what problem might you solve?
drones
"A drone, quite simply, has multiple engines on it, and ranges from three propellers all the way up to eight, even 12."
The flying of drones is strictly governed by the federal Civil Aviation Safety Authority, and drone pilots must abide by the rules to avoid hefty penalties, including fines into the thousands of dollars.
"You see a lot of small start-up companies delivering books, or CDs, or even some people delivering pizzas.
from Meet Newcastle's Scott Thompson: the man who builds his own drones
The flying of drones is strictly governed by the federal Civil Aviation Safety Authority, and drone pilots must abide by the rules to avoid hefty penalties, including fines into the thousands of dollars.
"You see a lot of small start-up companies delivering books, or CDs, or even some people delivering pizzas.
from Meet Newcastle's Scott Thompson: the man who builds his own drones
drones - concerns
Drones focus of marine safety push
"......drones are becoming a problem. “With the increasing accessibility and use of small and large drones, we’re seeing more of these being flown over marine mammals,” Australian Marine Mammal Foundation director and researcher Dr Kate Charlton-Rob said.
The issue has become “so prevalent” that the foundation plans to investigate the extent drones are impacting on dolphins in Port Phillip Bay and in the Gippsland Lakes. “Breaches of regulations caused by drones or boats can cause undue stress to these animals [affecting] behaviours like feeding, resting, mother-calf bonding and mating,” Dr Charlton-Rob said.
Police drones offering new crime fighting tools for investigators by Stephanie Parkinson nbc25News
Drones can be seen by some as an invasion of privacy, but others see them as crime-fighting tools that are helping to bring about justice.
The Frankenmuth Police chief says this method freed up his officers. Chief Don Mawer says the drone cuts down on the processing of a scene by 50-60 percent. Which meant his officers could start searching for the suspect much sooner.
One thing that the drone can do, that even a helicopter can not, is fly at the exact height of where the driver's eyes would have been.
"Now we're going into almost a virtual accident reconstruction, where through software we can almost recreate what the driver should have seen or would have seen," said Mawer.
"......drones are becoming a problem. “With the increasing accessibility and use of small and large drones, we’re seeing more of these being flown over marine mammals,” Australian Marine Mammal Foundation director and researcher Dr Kate Charlton-Rob said.
The issue has become “so prevalent” that the foundation plans to investigate the extent drones are impacting on dolphins in Port Phillip Bay and in the Gippsland Lakes. “Breaches of regulations caused by drones or boats can cause undue stress to these animals [affecting] behaviours like feeding, resting, mother-calf bonding and mating,” Dr Charlton-Rob said.
Police drones offering new crime fighting tools for investigators by Stephanie Parkinson nbc25News
Drones can be seen by some as an invasion of privacy, but others see them as crime-fighting tools that are helping to bring about justice.
The Frankenmuth Police chief says this method freed up his officers. Chief Don Mawer says the drone cuts down on the processing of a scene by 50-60 percent. Which meant his officers could start searching for the suspect much sooner.
One thing that the drone can do, that even a helicopter can not, is fly at the exact height of where the driver's eyes would have been.
"Now we're going into almost a virtual accident reconstruction, where through software we can almost recreate what the driver should have seen or would have seen," said Mawer.
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Visit The parts of a robot to find questions and activities for this video
What are the basic parts of a robot?
Watch this video and learn from robot experts Emma and Hayley.
Make a list of the different parts they describe.
What does Hayley think makes a great robot?
Design and draw your own robot, making sure to include all of the parts that will make it work.
What do you want it to be able to do?
How will you use your creativity to make it extra special?
What are the basic parts of a robot?
Watch this video and learn from robot experts Emma and Hayley.
Make a list of the different parts they describe.
What does Hayley think makes a great robot?
Design and draw your own robot, making sure to include all of the parts that will make it work.
What do you want it to be able to do?
How will you use your creativity to make it extra special?
Stage 3
Explore how to navigate a digi book online
http://splash.abc.net.au/home#!/digibook/1422232/a-robot-future
http://splash.abc.net.au/home#!/digibook/2351782/robots-in-the-present
Watch video of virtual tour:http://abcspla.sh/c/1422232
Explore how to navigate a digi book online
http://splash.abc.net.au/home#!/digibook/1422232/a-robot-future
http://splash.abc.net.au/home#!/digibook/2351782/robots-in-the-present
Watch video of virtual tour:http://abcspla.sh/c/1422232
Epic ebooks on robots
All EPIC Read-to-Me books now offer Follow-Along Word Highlighting to help kids improve their reading skills.
self driving cars & trucks
EXPLORE all the icons that allow navigation and changes.
Further articles on self-driving/autonomous vehicles:
Driverless bus to be trialled at Sydney Olympic Park
Workers at Sydney's Olympic Park will be among the first to use a driverless shuttle bus as part of a two-year trial of autonomous vehicles launched by the state government.
The first stage of the trial starting later this month will involve tests and safety checks of the shuttle bus in an off-road environment at Newington Armoury near the former Olympic village. The vehicle will run autonomously on a pre-programmed route.
Roads Minister Melinda Pavey said the government wanted to use the trial to develop systems that would allow automated vehicles to be connected to traffic lights and other transport infrastructure, and to the public through devices and applications.
"There is still some way to go before automated shuttles become common place on Australian roads, but as a government we are ready to take the next step and from here all sorts of possibilities open up for transport in NSW," she said.
Transport as a service: Self-driving cars could change your life within six years
Tony Seba, Stanford lecturer, author and self-described thought leader predicts that by 2024, the whole concept of individually owned cars will be obsolete. The internal combustion engine will cease to be competitive with electric motors.Car dealerships will cease to exist. Global demand for oil will plummet, and so will its price. And by 2030, 95 per cent of US auto miles will be travelled by autonomous, on-demand electric vehicles.
The automotive and oil industries as we now know them will collapse.
There are cultural barriers to the uptake of autonomous vehicles — in a recent Gartner survey, some 55 per cent of respondents said they would not ride in an autonomous vehicle.
Most said they would ride in a semi-autonomous vehicle, provided there was a manual override function.
Driverless cars to bring job losses, hacking worries and ethical questions — but get used to them
Watch the video of autonomous bus in Olympic Park on the above link.
Autonomous vehicles will bring opportunity, but will also undoubtedly cost jobs.
The most obvious are professional drivers: in trucking, public transport, taxi driving and elsewhere.
It's not just drivers however, with the impact to reach as far as crash repairers, traffic police, insurers, and even lawyers put out of work by the reduction in traffic accidents. PHOTO: One day the kids could be taking a driverless car to school.
(Flickr: GmanViz, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
The report identified the enormous potential to improve safety on the roads as the single most significant change automated vehicles will bring.
It heard evidence that human error may be a factor in over 90 percent of crashes — meaning if human error could eventually be eliminated, the number of road accidents could potentially plummet.
Driverless cars: Everything you need to know about the transport revolution
Driverless cars could enable elderly, ill, or disabled Australians living on isolated properties to live at home for longer, by enabling care providers to safely travel to farms outside the current radius of care provision.
"Driverless vehicles could [also] make rural roads safer, by removing the risks of driver error or driver fatigue during long travel on country roads."
Australia's notoriously patchy rural telecommunications network will have to be vastly improved before the technology can become a reality for rural Australia.
That concern is very real for regional Australia, where thousands of manufacturing and farm jobs have been lost to automation over many decades.
TO SURVIVE THE STREETS, ROBOCARS MUST LEARN TO THINK LIKE HUMANS
UBER'S SELF-DRIVING TRUCK MAKES ITS FIRST DELIVERY: 50,000 BEERS Point out the important fact, main points….for students to discuss No need to read whole story
ROBOT & US: SELF-DRIVING TRUCKS ARE COMING TO SAVE LIVES AND KILL JOBS
THE US POSTAL SERVICE IS BUILDING A SELF-DRIVING MAIL TRUCK
https://www.wired.com/story/nacto-streets-self-driving-cars/
How would you imagine our towns and cities should change??
".... transportation planners say it’s not too early to start thinking about building cities for autonomous vehicles. “It’s not just about predicting what the future will be, but about shaping it into the future we want to be,” Sadik-Khan says.
What do you think? https://www.wired.com/story/nacto-streets-self-driving-cars/
Workers at Sydney's Olympic Park will be among the first to use a driverless shuttle bus as part of a two-year trial of autonomous vehicles launched by the state government.
The first stage of the trial starting later this month will involve tests and safety checks of the shuttle bus in an off-road environment at Newington Armoury near the former Olympic village. The vehicle will run autonomously on a pre-programmed route.
Roads Minister Melinda Pavey said the government wanted to use the trial to develop systems that would allow automated vehicles to be connected to traffic lights and other transport infrastructure, and to the public through devices and applications.
"There is still some way to go before automated shuttles become common place on Australian roads, but as a government we are ready to take the next step and from here all sorts of possibilities open up for transport in NSW," she said.
Transport as a service: Self-driving cars could change your life within six years
Tony Seba, Stanford lecturer, author and self-described thought leader predicts that by 2024, the whole concept of individually owned cars will be obsolete. The internal combustion engine will cease to be competitive with electric motors.Car dealerships will cease to exist. Global demand for oil will plummet, and so will its price. And by 2030, 95 per cent of US auto miles will be travelled by autonomous, on-demand electric vehicles.
The automotive and oil industries as we now know them will collapse.
There are cultural barriers to the uptake of autonomous vehicles — in a recent Gartner survey, some 55 per cent of respondents said they would not ride in an autonomous vehicle.
Most said they would ride in a semi-autonomous vehicle, provided there was a manual override function.
Driverless cars to bring job losses, hacking worries and ethical questions — but get used to them
Watch the video of autonomous bus in Olympic Park on the above link.
Autonomous vehicles will bring opportunity, but will also undoubtedly cost jobs.
The most obvious are professional drivers: in trucking, public transport, taxi driving and elsewhere.
It's not just drivers however, with the impact to reach as far as crash repairers, traffic police, insurers, and even lawyers put out of work by the reduction in traffic accidents. PHOTO: One day the kids could be taking a driverless car to school.
(Flickr: GmanViz, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
The report identified the enormous potential to improve safety on the roads as the single most significant change automated vehicles will bring.
It heard evidence that human error may be a factor in over 90 percent of crashes — meaning if human error could eventually be eliminated, the number of road accidents could potentially plummet.
Driverless cars: Everything you need to know about the transport revolution
Driverless cars could enable elderly, ill, or disabled Australians living on isolated properties to live at home for longer, by enabling care providers to safely travel to farms outside the current radius of care provision.
"Driverless vehicles could [also] make rural roads safer, by removing the risks of driver error or driver fatigue during long travel on country roads."
Australia's notoriously patchy rural telecommunications network will have to be vastly improved before the technology can become a reality for rural Australia.
That concern is very real for regional Australia, where thousands of manufacturing and farm jobs have been lost to automation over many decades.
TO SURVIVE THE STREETS, ROBOCARS MUST LEARN TO THINK LIKE HUMANS
UBER'S SELF-DRIVING TRUCK MAKES ITS FIRST DELIVERY: 50,000 BEERS Point out the important fact, main points….for students to discuss No need to read whole story
ROBOT & US: SELF-DRIVING TRUCKS ARE COMING TO SAVE LIVES AND KILL JOBS
THE US POSTAL SERVICE IS BUILDING A SELF-DRIVING MAIL TRUCK
https://www.wired.com/story/nacto-streets-self-driving-cars/
How would you imagine our towns and cities should change??
".... transportation planners say it’s not too early to start thinking about building cities for autonomous vehicles. “It’s not just about predicting what the future will be, but about shaping it into the future we want to be,” Sadik-Khan says.
What do you think? https://www.wired.com/story/nacto-streets-self-driving-cars/
Controlling a robot crocodile
We experience a lesson where primary pupils use a small, cheap, bare board computer called Raspberry Pi to control a model crocodile made of Lego.
introduction to designing and writing programs that accomplish specific goals. Could also be used to show various forms of input and output.
We experience a lesson where primary pupils use a small, cheap, bare board computer called Raspberry Pi to control a model crocodile made of Lego.
introduction to designing and writing programs that accomplish specific goals. Could also be used to show various forms of input and output.
Meet the robotic cat for the elderly
It's the first product in the Joy For All range, an initiative that Hasbro says is about going beyond play and into areas that combat bigger problems. In this case, it's loneliness.
The robocat is designed to mimic a real animal. It miaows, semi-convincingly, and it purrs, very convincingly. It's fluffy and nice to stroke, although the rigidness of Alan's electronic innards spoils any illusion that he is real.
The cat reacts to interaction via a series of fairly simplistic sensors across its body. A stroke of Alan's back will make him purr, a tickle of the cheeks will provoke a miaow. If it gets dark, you'll hear Alan yawn and nod off. The movements aren't predictable, adding to its lifelikeness.
research suggests there is a real benefit to providing people with companion robots, particularly if they are suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's.
Paro is a Japanese-designed robotic seal. It's without question the cutest thing in the room when it's on show at a tech shows, and great thought has gone into making Paro extremely lifelike and adorable. Even charging Paro is a delight - you plug him in popping a dummy into his mouth.
It's the first product in the Joy For All range, an initiative that Hasbro says is about going beyond play and into areas that combat bigger problems. In this case, it's loneliness.
The robocat is designed to mimic a real animal. It miaows, semi-convincingly, and it purrs, very convincingly. It's fluffy and nice to stroke, although the rigidness of Alan's electronic innards spoils any illusion that he is real.
The cat reacts to interaction via a series of fairly simplistic sensors across its body. A stroke of Alan's back will make him purr, a tickle of the cheeks will provoke a miaow. If it gets dark, you'll hear Alan yawn and nod off. The movements aren't predictable, adding to its lifelikeness.
research suggests there is a real benefit to providing people with companion robots, particularly if they are suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's.
Paro is a Japanese-designed robotic seal. It's without question the cutest thing in the room when it's on show at a tech shows, and great thought has gone into making Paro extremely lifelike and adorable. Even charging Paro is a delight - you plug him in popping a dummy into his mouth.
The Canadian Space agency defines a robotic or automated system as
"a machine or device that works automatically or by remote control".
"a machine or device that works automatically or by remote control".
expensive robots
Kuka Robotics of Germany designed Titan in 2007, and, at that time, it was one of the costliest robots ever constructed.
Titan was the world’s strongest robot and even garnered a mention in the Guinness Book of World Records.
It can bridge distances of up to 6.5 m and efficiently handle several heavy engine blocks, ship components, and steel sections. It is truly one of the coolest robots ever made.
Titan was the world’s strongest robot and even garnered a mention in the Guinness Book of World Records.
It can bridge distances of up to 6.5 m and efficiently handle several heavy engine blocks, ship components, and steel sections. It is truly one of the coolest robots ever made.
Madss weighs around 1400 pounds and can be controlled with a remote control. It is amazingly efficient and designed to take the place of soldiers in active battlefields. While soldiers seek refuge from gunfire, Madss is sent in to return fire upon the enemy. The U.S. Army is currently debating its usage.
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NASA designed Valkyrie, a semi-autonomous robot, to work on the surface of other planets or perform external repairs at the International Space Station. NASA has assigned Valkyrie the female gender. She weighs 275 pounds and has a height similar to that of Atlas. Cameras residing in her chest, forearms, knees, and feet help scientists determine the activities of Valkyrie’s environment. The initial prototype cost 7.6 million dollars to assemble, but NASA is projecting that future robots of its kind will cost 2.5 million dollars each.
Chimp is an acronym for Carnegie Mellon University’s Highly Intelligent Mobile Platform. It is able to stand on two legs and use its longer front arms to lift weight that is up to 300 pounds. Rather than walking, it rolls. Laser beams shoot out of its head, creating a 3D map that enables humans to see their surroundings. Chimp also has the ability to stop itself from falling.
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The small stature of iRobot 110 hides its ruggedness. Despite its innocent look, it is designed to navigate the most precarious situations. Imagine a fire, wherein it is impossible for soldiers to enter a building that may be rigged with explosives. The iRobot 110 can be thrown through the building’s window and controlled remotely while it climbs steps, spots the bomb, and disconnects the wiring with its robot hand. In another scenario, the iRobot 110 would be able to use its flippers to scout for survivors in flooded streets. The robot is geared toward military personnel and first responders and retails at $20,000..
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Xenex has the ability to disinfect everything around it with ultraviolet light. Designed for use by hospital housekeeping personnel, it could not be more easy to use; simply wheel it in, turn it on, and leave the room until the disinfecting cycle has finished. While Xenex retails at $125,000, it is worth mentioning that a hospital in North Carolina saved 2.3 million dollars by using this robot to prevent deadly MRSA infections.
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Modern warfare requires advanced explosive machines. Protector is a transformer and has a massive digging tool that can detonate buried explosives. It weighs about 1000 pounds and has the unique ability to dig 3 inches of soil while moving at a speed of 5 mph. It becomes a stretcher when the top is cleared. Robot arms can be added to convert it to a humanoid. A backhoe can be added to transform it into a construction robot. To shoot an explosive line of charges while clearing a path through a minefield, an Anti-Personnel Obstacle Breaching System—complete with a bazooka—can be attached
KOGORO KURATA’S ROBOT
This lifelike, working giant robot costs 1.5 million dollars to construct and is inspired by robots seen in Japanese animated TV shows and video games. This robot weighs 9,900 lbs and operates with V-sido (pronounced “bushido”) software.
This lifelike, working giant robot costs 1.5 million dollars to construct and is inspired by robots seen in Japanese animated TV shows and video games. This robot weighs 9,900 lbs and operates with V-sido (pronounced “bushido”) software.
Jelly robots were made to promote the Sony Experia Mobile Phone. They were inspired by the Made of Imagination ads by director Wes Anderson. If you think these are ordinary jelly bots, you are highly mistaken; they are stuffed with lot of bling! These Jell-O robots have golden cogs, gemstones for eyes, and white truffle valves. Needless to say, they are quite expensive, costing about 6000 pounds.