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Welcome to Science Week 2012!

Welcome to Science Week 2012!. Welcome to Science Week 2012!. This robot ‘eats’ flies and mosquitos and as it ‘digests’ them it recharges its battery . Robots come in all shapes and sizes and are generally made for a specific job… Can you guess what these three robots are for?.

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Welcome to Science Week 2012!

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  1. Welcome to Science Week 2012!

  2. Welcome to Science Week 2012! This robot ‘eats’ flies and mosquitos and as it ‘digests’ them it recharges its battery Robots come in all shapes and sizes and are generally made for a specific job… Can you guess what these three robots are for? Sony’s Qrio can skateboard, navigate an assault course and has even conducted an orchestra These two robots are designed to mop and vacuum the floor.

  3. Welcome to Science Week 2012! Robocop Star Trek Our focus though is on human-like robots or “Humanoid” robots. There have been many in the cinema and on TV – Can you name the shows or movies these came from? Metropolis Terminator IRobot

  4. Welcome to Science Week 2012! Along with humanoid robots we should also have ‘man’s best friend’ robots too… Although this one’s job will eventually be fighting in a war - so not exactly ‘man’s best friend’ after all!!!

  5. Welcome to Science Week 2012! Along with humanoid robots we should know about how useful robots are in making things for us …

  6. Robotics Through the years • Robots in the real world have started to replace humans, especially in industry. • They are quicker, more accurate, and they don’t need lunch breaks! • They are used in many areas of manufacturing, technology, car making, defence and even fast food! • They are also used where it would be too dangerous to send a human e.g. Bomb disposal and disaster relief situations.

  7. Welcome to Science Week 2012! Now it’s time to test YOUR knowledge about robots… Log on to and take the Robotics quiz

  8. Welcome to Science Week 2012! The End

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