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Veritasium
Magnetic Micro-Robots
Magnetic micro-robots aren't just really cool, they have some potential practical purposes. An episode from the Veritasium introduces learners to the micro-robots and their possible future roles in biomedicine. Actual footage of the...
Crash Course
How Engineering Robots Works: Crash Course Engineering #33
Can you work out how robots work? An engaging video describes the field of robotics and how it is different from artificial intelligence. The narrator explains how sensors, actuators, effectors, and computers work together in a robot to...
SciShow
3 Unique Rovers for Extreme Worlds
How do you design a rover to explore an environment we know nothing about? Scientists create unique vehicles for exploring underwater, extremely hot, windy, and other extreme environments. An installment from the SciShow Space series...
Crash Course
Smart Tattoos and Tiny Robots: Crash Course Engineering #37
What does the future hold for implantable devices? An informative video discusses the history of devices implanted in the human body starting with the first pace maker. After a discussion of the hurdles people must consider when...
Crash Course
Robots: Crash Course Computer Science #37
Without computer science, robots would just be scrap metal. Individuals watch an informative video to learn about robots. The video covers a brief history of robots and identifies current advances in robotics. This is the 37th video in...
American Chemical Society
The World's Smallest Robots: Rise of the Nanomachines
Think robots are big, clunky heaps of metal? Not anymore! Introduce your class to a whole new breed of robots through a video from the American Chemical Society's Reactions playlist. The resource shows what these tiny machines are made...
Deep Look
Can A Thousand Tiny Swarming Robots Outsmart Nature?
Kilobots, made from only $15 worth of parts, work together to achieve a group goal. The video explains how with a few simple lines of programming, these tiny robots tackle tasks in much the same way animals or cells have for centuries....
SciShow Kids
Take a Tour of the Space Station
Take a step into the International Space Station with an entertaining video that thoroughly details all the going on when astronauts call their home ISS
SciShow
Robots Inspired By Animals
What would you name a swimming humanoid robot? Scientists went with the swumanoid. Video focuses on how scientists use animals and nature for inspiration in designing robots. It covers jumping, camouflage, flying, and more. These...
Crash Course Kids
The Robot Challenge
It's every learners' worst nightmare: they drop their phone down a storm drain and can't get it back. Yikes! Here is an informative and entertaining video in which future engineers review the engineering process, and help to...
TED-Ed
Can Robots Be Creative?
What is creativity, anyway? Check out this fascinating video on the potential for creativity from artificial intelligence. The resource provides insight into the world of computer programming and algorithms, while at the same...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Engineering for the Red Planet
In this video segment from NASA, robotics researcher Ayanna Howard uses engineering to improve the intelligence of robots in space exploration.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Robo Snail
In this video segment adapted from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a team from the Mechanical Engineering Department studies snail movement for inspiration that may lead to new forms of robotic locomotion.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Kismet
In this video segment adapted from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, researchers in the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory working to engineer smarter robots are now building a machine that interacts socially with people.
PBS
Pbs: Nova: Robots
James McLurkin, leading robot designer, talks about robot "swarms" and his life's work with robots. [10:00]
Crash Course
Crash Course Computer Science #37: Robots
This episode talks about robots! Robots are often thought as a technology of the future, but they're already here by the millions in the workplace, our homes, and pretty soon on the roads. We'll discuss the origins of robotics to its...
PBS
Pbs Kids Clubhouse Adventures: Clubhouse Theme: What Are Robots?
Learn how robots are used to do jobs like cleaning, homework, lifting heavy objects and keeping people safe.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Bit Zee Bot: 6. Bit Zee's Chassis/frame
In this video we show you how to craft the chassis for the Bit-zee using a $3 piece of Lexan and tap light housing. [6:39]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Electrical Engineering: Lego Robotics
Introduction to the Lego NXT robotics platform. Recommending this not be harvested, just have single evaluation for it.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Darpa Urban Challenge
Can robots be trusted to safely drive cars on city streets? We'll talk about a recent robot road test.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Video Pick of the Week: Robot Fish
It swims and can lead a school of fish -- but it's a robot.
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Science Diction: The Origin of the Word 'Robot'
Robot was the brainchild of the Czech playwright Karel Capek, who introduced it in a 1920 play.
PBS
Pbs Teachers:gems
Observe kids building a robot. See how they use the scientific method to figure out how they can design a robot that moves quickly and turns in a tight circle.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Real Scientists: Nasa Jpl Researcher
Discover what a cryobot is, and learn how engineers may one day use cryobots to explore frozen planets or moons.