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Popular Mechanics: Technology
Popular Mechanics covers the latest in technology. Topics include computers, the Internet, audio, television, and more.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Nao Robot
This photo shows two Nao robots performing at an exhibition. Nao is a humanoid robot made by Aldebaran Robotics. It is used in RoboCup competitions and can complete complex dance routines.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Robot Parts
This photo shows a view looking down on a number of robot parts that combine to make a programmable robot that can perform complex movements. Some of the visible parts include wires, servo motors and metal brackets.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Robot Soccer
Two robots can be seen playing a game of robot soccer in an enclosed field. The wheeled robots move around the area using various sensors and algorithms to help perform better than the opponent. Touch sensors are used to avoid the walls...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Aibo Robot Dog
This is a side on image of the popular robot dog known as AIBO (standing for Artificially Intelligent Robot). Built by Sony, AIBO is capable of displaying emotions and can perform a large number of voice activated commands including...
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Pbs Kids: Curious George: Build a Bot
Use your engineering skills to help build a robot with Curious George and equip it with the correct accessories for different tasks.
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Sprk: Orb Basic Lesson 2 [Pdf]
Learners will use Sphero to explore the computer science concepts of variables and conditionals (ifstatements). They will use OrbBasic, which is a text-based programming language for the Sphero. They will write a simple program that...
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Sprk: Orb Basic Lesson 3 [Pdf]
Students will use Sphero to explore the computer science concepts of reading sensors and storing data in variables. They will use OrbBasic, which is a text-based programming language for the Sphero.They will write a simple program that...
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Pocket Lint: Life in the Future: Tech That Will Change the Way We Live
Technology has the power to do many things, and changing the world is one of them. We're privileged to be living in a time where science and technology can assist us, make our lives easier, and rethink the ways we go about our daily...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Asimo
This photo shows perhaps the most advanced humanoid robot in the world, the ASIMO robot created by Honda. ASIMO has undergone a number of revisions through the years and this model is even more advanced than previous models, capable of...