Robot
What does the word robot mean and where did it come from?
The word robot came from Czech and it means forced labour.
What are three types of robotics?
Humanoid robot
Humanoid robots are designed to resemble human characteristics and emotions.
Domestic robots
Are robots that do basic household chores, such as vacuuming, serving in restaurants?
Industrial robots
Are a true marvels of engineering, these robots can do 24 hours of work without any rest.
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What are the laws of robotics and where did this originate from?
1 a robot should nor injure a human
2 a robot must obey orders given by human beings but not injuring the human.
3 a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the first or second law.
Give example of how robots are used in the following areas:
Media-Space-Medical-Military-Home
Space
Spirit is one of a group of robots that have explored Mars from the surface or from orbit. Robonaut can perform tasks that astronauts otherwise would have to do. SPHERES robots have been tested on the International Space Station. K10 is a robot that has scouted craters, lava flows and deserts to help human explorers
Medical
Robots are used in remote surgeries where the surgeon is not physically present with the patient. They are also used in the pharmacy automation where they do the retail pharmacy setting.
Military
The majority of military robot are not supplied with weapons. They are used for sniper detection, neutralizing explosive.
Home
This type of domestic robot does chores around and inside homes. … Robotic vacuum cleaners and floor-washing robots that clean floors with sweeping and wet mopping functions
https://www.auburn.edu/~vestmon/robotics.html
Proxima B
How far is proxima B?
4.24 light years.
What is the surface like on proxima B?
Like earth sized planets, proxima B could have rocky surface but it’s not sure.
Is proxima B the right choice?
Yes, proxima B is the right choice for now. Don’t know about future.
What is the atmosphere like on proxima B?
An Earth-size planet right outside our solar system in the habitable zone of its star, may not be able to keep a grip on its atmosphere, leaving the surface exposed to harmful stellar radiation and reducing its potential for habitability.
Earth
Find a moment in history that shows humanity at its greatest triumph.
Man on the moon
It was a great scientific achievement to put man in space and then land on the surface of the moon. It shows that the horizons of man are not limited to this physical earth.
Democracy
Democracy gives everyone the right to participate in how they are governed. The definition of democracy is Government of the people, by the people and for people.
What does earth have the sustains life so well?
Here is what makes the earth perfect place to live;
Water
Oxygen
Energy (that we take from the sun)
Natural Gas
Coal
What resources are running out?
1-water
Freshwater only makes 2.5% of the total volume of the world’s water, which is about 35 million km3. But considering 70% of that freshwater is in the form of ice and permanent snow cover and that we only have access to 200,000km3 of freshwater overall
2-Space.
There are 7 Billion people on the earth. Our planet is ruining out of room and resources.
3-natural gas
Why is our atmosphere so important?
We live at the bottom of an invisible ocean called the atmosphere, a layer of gases surrounding our planet. It warms the planet by day and cools it down at night.
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