What is a robot

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Robotics
What is a robot?
Do we need robots?
Where do we see robotics used in our world today?
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If you could have a robot, how would you put it
to use?
What would you need to know in order to build a
robot?
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Research
Who was one of the first people to use the term
robot?
Find five applications in industry where robots
are used.
Discover five applications of robotics for home
use.
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Robot Parts
What are some basic parts of a robot arm?
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Research Grippers
Find as many styles of gripper as you can in
twenty minutes on the Net
Save a copy of the pictures you find and insert
them into a Word document.
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Design Challenge
Create a design for a robot gripper which will
pick up one of the following items
Ball
Wooden Dowel
Block
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