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ROBOTS










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Here is a story for you called “Jerome’s Dirty Floors”. It’s about a mechanical engineer named Jerome who wants to create a robot to clean his floors since he doesn’t have any time to do it.

http://prezi.com/3q6gm2glchst/jeromes-dirty-floors/

Most people think of robots as machines that look and act like a human — communicating and doing things just like people would. But this group of robots is not very common. A robot is a machine that can do different tasks on command or follow instructions that are programmed in before. Engineers design robots to do hard jobs more easily and with greater accuracy. Some everyday robots are: Some of the reasons for using robots are that they're good for doing boring, repetitive tasks. They can also go where it is not easy or safe for humans to go. These videos show robots doing different jobs:
 * automatic car washes
 * vending machines
 * automatic doors
 * robotic arms used in manufacturing
 * remote control cars and trucks
 * automatic teller machines (ATMs)
 * [|**LEGO® Robots**] QuickTime Video
 * [|**Engineering for the Red Planet**] QuickTime Video
 * [|**Anatomy of a Rover**] Flash Interactive
 * [|**Kismet**] QuickTime Video
 * [|**RoboSnail**] QuickTime Video
 * [|**Robofly**] QuickTime Video
 * [|**Design Inspired by Nature**] Flash Image

BUILD A ROBOT

Build a robot is a fun activity where you have a chance to create your own robot. Choose the different parts of the robot’s body and put them together. Think about what your robot will do and what the robot’s job is. You can rotate and resize the different parts depending on what your robot needs to do.

Use this graphic organiser called a concept map to help plan your robot. Click on this link and start building your robot: http://www.freeonlinegames.com/game/build-a-robot

Wallace and Gromit links. See the great inventions Wallace thought up. http://wallaceandgromit.wikia.com/wiki/Techno_Trousers

http://wallaceandgromit.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Inventions

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes

http://www.wallaceandgromit.com/games/