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TryEngineering

Ieee: Try Engineering: Build Your Own Robot Arm

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars design and build a working robotic arm from a set of everyday items with a goal of having the arm be able to pick up a Styrofoam cup. Working in teams of three or four students, the young scholars explore effective...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Robots

For Students 9th - 10th
The owner of a factory has two expensive robots to automate a manufacturing process. Use the topological concept of a configuration space to coordinate their actions and maximize their efficiency on the manufacturing floor.
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California Institute of Technology

Cal Tech: Robotics Home Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the robotics home page from California Technical Institute. It has information on CalTech robotics research projects on kinematics mechanical systems.
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Brown University

Brown Robotics: Robotics, Learning, and Autonomy at Brown

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about robotics research at Brown University with links to Brown projects and other robotic sites.
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Other

Kids Click: Robots

For Students 9th - 10th
Linked to this site are several sites dealing with robots, their history, designing, and kinds of robots.
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NASA

Nasa: Robotics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Contains information about how to program a robot and how space exploration benefits from robotics technology.
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University of California

University of California: Robotics and Intelligent Machines Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
Online research from the University of California, Berkeley focusing on robots for minimally invasive surgery, motion planning, and manufacturing automation.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Programming a Robot

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad breaks down an action into a series of steps in order to program a robot to do what they need it to do. [4:50]
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: 4 Lessons From Robots About Being Human

For Students 9th - 10th
The more that robots ingrain themselves into our everyday lives, the more we're forced to examine ourselves as people. Ken Goldberg shares four very human lessons that he's learned from working with robots. [17:10]
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Other

San Francisco Robotics Society of America/society's Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Another great compilation of the ideas and competitions of a city's robotics group. Exciting pictures of robots and competitions are all over this site, including a 4/5 working model of the Sojourner.
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Curated OER

Google for Education: Children and Technology: Robots and Block Diagrams

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A robot can execute very primitive commands, but it needs instructions to combine them. In this lesson, look at two types of instructions: commands and conditionals. Students split into pairs and one becomes a robot while the other one...
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: World's First Robot Staffed Hotel Is Open in Japan

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about a hotel in Japan entirely ran by robots. Includes video.
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: A Humanoid Robot to Debut at Japan Bank

For Students 6th - 8th
Article reports on a humanoid robot that will soon be greeting customers at banks in Japan. Includes video.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Electrical Engineering: Home Made Robots

For Students 9th - 10th
Use these tutorials to start some robotics projects with Spout, Spider, and Bit-zee bots.
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Read Works

Read Works: How to Make a Better Robot

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about improvements in robotics. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Intelligent Robot

For Students 9th - 10th
In this segment from Curious, learn how a robot is a machine that can connect with its surroundings and has some level of autonomy.
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BBC

Bbc: Science & Nature: Robots

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about different kinds of robots as you build them in five interactive simulations.
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Harvard University

Harvard Robotics Laboratory

For Students 9th - 10th
Research projects on computational vision, neural networks, tactile sensing, motion control and VLSI systems. Plus general info, Harvard and robotics related pages.
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Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon University: Robotics Institute

For Students 9th - 10th
Robotics research at Carnegie Mellon University includes links to projects, research, and events.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Red Rover Robotics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson will start with a brief history of robotics and explain how robots are beneficial to science and society. The lesson then will explore how robots have been used in recent space exploration efforts. The engineering design of...
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Other

Dallas Personal Robotics Group/robot Hobbyist's Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Robot enthusiasts in the Dallas area get together for contests and other sharing of robotic information. Great pictures of personal robots here!
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Robots in Space

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson young scholars learn the history of robotics in space exploration. They use their creativity to develop a robot. They learn about different career opportunities by communicating with robot specialists at the Johnson...
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New York Times

New York Times: Robotic Vehicles Race

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about the latest in robotic vehicle technology. Click on link to a classroom lesson plan.
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Make a Robot

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Kids will enjoy engaging in this interactive to build a virtual robot. Extend the activity by printing out the creation and incorporating language arts as students write a descriptive story about their new robotic friend or an expository...

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