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Taught by Professor John Long | 33 min | Categories: Science
Why just watch robots when you can understand how they actually work? Deconstruct a Roomba to learn the five functional categories of parts all robots need. Then, explore a universal lesson about robotics: because robots can't do everything well, trade-offs (such as simplicity versus maneuverability) are always involved....
24 Lectures
1
The Arrival of Robot Autonomy
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of 39 min
2
Robot Bodies and Trade-Offs
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of 33 min
3
Robot Actuators and Movement
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of 33 min
4
Robot Sensors and Simple Communication
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of 31 min
5
Robot Controllers and Programming
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of 31 min
6
Human-Inspired Robot Planning
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of 31 min
7
Animal-Inspired Robot Behavior
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of 30 min
8
Basic Skills for Making Robots
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of 34 min
9
Designing a New Robot
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of 31 min
10
A Robot for Every Task?
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of 29 min
11
Robot Arms in the Factory
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of 31 min
12
Mobile Robots at Home
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of 33 min
13
Hospital Robots and Neuroprosthetics
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of 28 min
14
Self-Driving Vehicles
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of 30 min
15
Flying Robots: From Autopilots to Drones
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of 32 min
16
Underwater Robots That Hover and Glide
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of 33 min
17
Space Robots in Orbit and on Other Worlds
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of 33 min
18
Why Military Robots Are Different
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of 33 min
19
Extreme Robots
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of 33 min
20
Swarm Robots
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of 28 min
21
Living Robots?
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of 29 min
22
Social Robots
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of 31 min
23
Humanoid Robots: Just like Us?
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of 32 min
24
The Futures of Robotics
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of 34 min
