Year 5

Sharing assembly

Robots

Asimo humanoid robot

A robot is any machine that can move independently and do different tasks without human help.

It doesn't need to look like a human.

Remote controlled objects are not robots nor are they computers, but both of these are important parts of

robotics.

DEFINITION

The word robot comes from the Czech word ‘robota’ which

means ‘forced labour’.

The word was first used in a play in 1920 made by Karel Capek

called Rossom’s Universal Robots.

1954 saw the first programmable robot

Before 1954, robots were only seen in films and were only science fiction

Nowadays, robots are leaving the cinema screens and coming into everyday life

There are over millions robots over the world

Robots do a variety of jobs.

Robots can reach parts that humans cannot. To the outer reaches of space, the depths of the

ocean, the centre of a volcano and even beneath the rumble of fallen buildings, robots

are saving lives !

Robot jobs

Some robots are designed for going in space.

These robots collect soil and samples from the moon, mars and other planets.

They can take pictures and find out what the planet is like.

Robonaut is a test robot built by NASA to work as a construction worker in space. It has two arms that can grip and use a range of tools.

Many robots work undersea.They map the ocean floor, monitor sea life

or unearth shipwrecks.Robots can journey to unknown points of

the sea.Robots can stay underwater for many days

at a time.Robots like Deep Drone can help recover

crashed ships and aircraft from underwater

Rescue robots are useful in battle fields because they can help dispose bombs, transport needed weaponry and can make areas

safe.Also, robots can rescue people from fires instead of putting real people in

danger.

As well as helping people from fires, rescue robots can check if there are any survivors in a destroyed building.

Rescue robots can also be helpful because they do not feel pressure, they do not need food and they can keep doing what their doing for as long as

they want

Robot explorersRobots can be built to explore places to dangerous for humans to visit. They can take pictures and send back useful information, without putting people at risk

Robot on mars

In the volcanoThis eight-legged robot is called Dante II.

Nomad Rover is the size of a small car. It has trekked through hot deserts and icy lands on its own, collecting information for scientists at home. In Antarctica it discovered 5 meteorites.

Robots can work accurately for hours without error or getting tired. They

make ideal assistants for human surgeons in hospital operations.

A human surgeon controls the da Vinci

robot while studying a magnified view of the operation. The robots arms are fitted with surgical tools that perform

the operation.

Robots At

Home

The latest robots are

doing useful jobs

around the house. Robots are now

sometimes being waiters.

Robot guard dog patrols the

house checking

that everything

is safe.

PaPeRos wander

around the house

looking for someone

to talk to.

On a farm, a robot can shear sheep for hours without getting tired.A scarebot can scare

away crows 24/7.A robot can plant seeds endlessly- a boring, slow

job for humansLook at robots building cars, they rarely make

mistakes

Disadvantages

Robots are taking jobs that humans normally do!

They can malfunction!

We hope that you have found our robot facts interesting.

You are welcome to come to our classroom and see our robot work!

Thank you for listening.