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1 online resource (streaming video file) (23 min. 59 sec.) ; 144914262 bytes |
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This episode of Scope is a complete Robot-a-rama as Dr Rob and the team check out some of the latest robot science. Robot locomotion and intelligence all come under the scope with the help of some of Australia's leading scientists and we even check out how fly eyes are helping robots see better!Robot Science 101Dr. Rob enters the world of robots to explain what a robot is and what a robot does. He describes the features a robot must have, like a brain and sensors. Dr. Rob leaves no stone unturned and tells us about the things robots can do for us and the direction that robot research is heading.Car WashWhat does a car wash have to do with robots? As Julia finds out, a car wash is a robot! She joins Adam Pisk, a car-wash expert with Autowash, to find out how a car wash works and why it is a robot.Robot LocomotionIt is surprisingly hard for robots to move around, so we asked Steven Grainger, a Mechatronics Engineer with the University of Adelaide, to introduce us to the wheels and balls that he designs for robots to move around on. Robot IntelligenceWhat if a robot could know if you were happy, or sad, or angry? Rajiv Khosla and Rylan Gan are working on robots at LaTrobe University that will be able to tell how their owner is feeling and respond to their emotions.Robot KidsWe join three students who prove that you don't have to be in a lab to carry out some great science! Rhajiv, Emma, and Renee are from Hamilton College and they show us how they have been programming robots.Robot VisionWould it be better for a robot to see like a fly, or like a person? Russell Brinkworth, a Biomedical Engineer from the University of Adelaide, introduces us to a robot that needs to see movement, so has eyes based on those of a fly!So join Dr Rob to walk, talk, and see like a robot as he once again proves that the ordinary really does become extraordinary; under the SCOPE! |
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Broadcast 2010-04-08 at 07:30:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Artificial intelligence -- Research.
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Car washes.
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Robot industry -- Technological innovations.
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Robot vision.
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Robotics -- Research.
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Science -- Experiments.
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Streaming video
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Bell, Robert, host
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