ROBOTS
Day in the Park: Robots
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Videos
Now I know all of these embedded YouTube videos look the same, but each one below points to a different segment of the video. We've identified each speaker's section, so you can go right to that clip rather than looking for it in the complete video (if you do want to watch the complete video, that is linked just above this text). Keep scrolling past the videos for links to resources and information related to today's exploration of robots!
Learn about Dragonfly, a mission to put a semi-autonomous drone on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Because of Titan's unique characteristics, it's an ideal site to learn about how life formed on Earth and what Earth was like before that happened. Dragonfly will be about the size of a car, using eight rotors to keep it aloft as it flies through Titan's atmosphere, collecting data.
Duration: 28:34
Johns Hopkins APL
Watch Nick Ohi's high-energy presentation about his research on how robots think and his hobby, high-voltage experiments. How do we make robots autonomous? What do they need to be able to do? Learn about robot swarms, state machines, and robotic competitions!
Duration: 12:49
West Virginia University
Follow along with John Holbrook's exploration of robot programming by heading over to https://vr.vex.com/. Program your own virtual robot and take a step into the world of competitive robotics! Think through what it takes to make a robotic vacuum cleaner that works in any room.
Duration: 33:23
AmeriCorps Volunteer for the NASA IV&V ERC
Peer into the world of the future, today! Learn about Rachel's work with self-driving trucks. What does it take to program a semi to drive a route autonomously? Rachel talks about her educational experience, and how learning GIS (Geographical Information Systems - mapping software) led to a career in autonomous vehicles.
Duration: 26:08
TuSimple
Learn more about the NASA IV&V Education Resource Center (ERC) and the competitive robotics competitions you can get involved in today! Ryan talks about First Lego League (FLL), VEX, and what it takes to join a team. Watch some footage of competitions, and decide if it's for you.
Duration: 35:47
Robotics Lead, NASA IV&V ERC
Resources
NASA Educator Guide
Robotic Search and Rescue Challenge - Grades 5-8
https://www.nasa.gov/stem-ed-resources/robotic-search-and-rescue-challenge.html
Teams use a programmable robotic ball to design solutions and simulate an unmanned aerial vehicle entering a disaster zone. Set in a post-natural-disaster scenario, students will find solutions to problems that first responders may face.
Apply the steps of the engineering design process to successfully complete a team challenge.
Conduct research, write a proposal and create a basic budget.
Program a spherical robot using JavaScript (JS) or block programming to complete various leveled challenges.
Design, build and test solutions to each problem.
Create a presentation and share results.
Try out our Robotics Quiz! https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/615f1ed1e707ed001d53d794
TuSimple
Johns Hopkins APL
West Virginia University
AmeriCorps Volunteer for the NASA IV&V Education Resource Center
Robotics Lead for the NASA IV&V Education Resource Center
Mirta Martin
President of Fairmont State University
Director
Greg Blaney
Director of NASA's IV&V Program
NASA IV&V Facility