This video explores the different ways to measure distances, speeds, time, and other items important to robots. This handout covers a lesson review and questions that encourage students to gain practice using the metric system for robotics. […]
Grade Level: 5-8
PBS LearningMedia – Robotics in Medicine
A video that discusses examples of robotics in medicine and a handout that tasks students with designing a medical robotic instrument. Through this activity students will learn design constraints and testing methods. […]
PBS LearningMedia – What Is a Robot?
An introduction to robotics that features a 3-part lesson plan to expand students’ understanding of robotics and its applications. […]
Probability Review
A thorough review of probability concepts and theorems with many accompanying questions to solve. […]
Technights
Interactive videos on a variety of computer science topics taught by members of the Carnegie Mellon Community. […]
Lesson 102: Sense, Plan, Act Framework
This video focuses on how a robot can break down its tasks into sensing the surroundings, planning what to do next, then executing the plan. […]
Lesson 101: Robotics – An Introduction
This video focuses on robot design elements: locomotion, end-effectors, appearance and how they relate to a robot’s purpose. This handout covers a lesson review and questions that encourage students to think about what kind of design decisions would need to be made for a particular robot task. […]