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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Artificial Intelligence: Robotics #11

9th - 10th
Robots aren't like humans who can do a lot of different things. They're designed for very specific tasks like vacuuming our homes, assembling cars in a factory, or exploring the surface of other planets. Today, we're going to take a look...
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: A Robot That Swims With the Fishes

9th - 10th
Based on mathematical models of the movement of fish, Maurizio Porfiri, an engineering professor at Polytechnic Institute of NYU, designed a robotic fish. See how when Porfiri puts the robofish in the lab pool with real fish, the minnows...
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Author of Robopocalypse on the Future of Robotics

9th - 10th
A discussion with Daniel H. Wilson, author of Robopocalypse, talks about his new book and the future of robotics.
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National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Mysteries of the Brain: Brain Computer Interface

9th - 10th
Scientists at the University of Washington are developing devices that rely on brain-computer interfaces which register task-specific brain activity, and then use the information to empower the devices to perform those tasks. [4:54]
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National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: New Co Bots Are 'Help on Wheels'

9th - 10th
Meet CoBot - short for "Collaborative Robot." You might call it "help on wheels." Scientists are developing CoBots, autonomous indoor service robots to interact with people and provide help "on the go." Users request a task to be done,...
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National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Humanoid Robot 'Russell' Engages Children With Autism

9th - 10th
Look at a humanoid robot, nicknamed "Russell," who works with autistic children on their ability to imitate others, which is a skill important for learning. The robot is designed so as to not overstimulate or overwhelm a child with...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Spout Bot With Solder: 3 Attach Spout's Wires and Connectors

9th - 10th
The third in a series of videos on how to build a little bot called Spout, using solder. This one covers how to attach Spout's wires and connectors.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: #Ask Mit: Could You Make a Robot With Feelings?

9th - 10th
"Could you make a robot with feelings?" Find out the answer from Dr. Goren Gordon. [3:11]
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The Atlantic Monthly Group

The Atlantic: Economics in Plain English: Are Machines Really Taking Our Jobs?

9th - 10th
A brief history of technological progress, and why it's not necessarily a bad thing today.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Spider Bot: 1 Spider Parts and Tools

9th - 10th
In this video we review some of the parts and tools you will need to build a spider bot.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Solderless Spout Bot: Spout 5

9th - 10th
Part 5 of building the battery operated "beetle bot," Spout.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Spider Bot: 10 Spider Connect the Power and Signal Wires

9th - 10th
Understand how to connect the power and signal wires of the Spider bot from the motor controller to the Arduino. [2:05]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Physics: A Crash Course on Indoor Flying Robots

9th - 10th
Learn the physics behind how quadrotors fly and find out how they can do this by themselves without human help. [5:36]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Spider Bot: 6th Graders Learn to Build a Spider Robot

6th - 8th
Vicki Lombardi's 6th grade students at Santa Rita Elementary in Los Altos School District learn how to build a Spider robot. Read more at: http://lasdilearn.blogspot.com/2013/02/third-graders-building-robots-mission.html [11:39]
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PBS

Pbs Kids Design Squad: Underwater Robot

3rd - 8th
An oceanographic engineer at Woods Hole, Amy helps build and operate torpedo-shaped robots to map terrain under water. [1:04]
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PBS

Pbs Kids Design Squad: Swimming Robot

3rd - 8th
Anthony Westphal combines both mechanical and electrical engineering while working on robots that mimic biological animals. [1:04]
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PBS

Pbs Kids Design Squad: Rescue Robot

3rd - 8th
A mother of three, Debbie Theobald knows all about coming to the rescue. Watch how Debbie and a team of engineers bring to life BEAR, a robot designed to remove people from dangerous settings and situations. [1:04]
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Robot Race

9th - 10th
NOVA follows two teams as they push their engineering design skills to the limit to develop systems that allow cars to drive themselves. [5:52]
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Intelligent Robot

9th - 10th
Find out how robots are viewed as machines that perform tasks that humans can't (or won't) undertake. [4:26]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Bit Zeeeeeeeeeee (Long Version)

5th - 9th
See the robotics project, Bit-zee at school. [2:22]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Bit Zeeeeeeeeeee

5th - 9th
Bit-zee is a project designed to inspire students to explore math and science. It was created from everyday items (a hair dryer, tap light, alarm clock, digital camera, and a universal remote). [1:11] See the following link for help with...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Battery and Motor Mounts for Spider

9th - 10th
In this video we show you how to connect Spider's motors and batteries. [6:27]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ben Eater's Spider

5th - 9th
In this video Karl talks to Ben Eater about his improvements to the Spider bot platform. [3:14]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Battery Wires

5th - 9th
In this video we upgrade Bit-zee' battery wires from 32 gage to 18 gauge. [3:17]