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    The document discusses robots and their uses. It shows pictures of 9 famous robots from movies and real life, including their names and jobs. The robots include R2D2, C-3P0, Data, Sentinel, Roomba, AIBO, ASIMO, PackBot, and the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity. Their jobs include being mechanics, translators, science officers, cleaning, playing games, helping soldiers, and exploring Mars. The document then discusses using robots to explore Mars and their potential functions like security, navigation, mapping. It also talks about programming ants-inspired robots as pets and the creator's background with hands-on projects influencing his interest in robotics.

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    The document discusses robots and their uses. It shows pictures of 9 famous robots from movies and real life, including their names and jobs. The robots include R2D2, C-3P0, Data, Sentinel, Roomba, AIBO, ASIMO, PackBot, and the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity. Their jobs include being mechanics, translators, science officers, cleaning, playing games, helping soldiers, and exploring Mars. The document then discusses using robots to explore Mars and their potential functions like security, navigation, mapping. It also talks about programming ants-inspired robots as pets and the creator's background with hands-on projects influencing his interest in robotics.

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    The Promise of Robotics

    What do Robots Do?


    Ill show you pictures of nine famous robots. What are their names? What are their jobs?

    What do Robots Do?


    James McLurkin

    Dangerous missions Dirty


    jobs

    R2D2 and C-3P0

    Dull tasks
    Battle Droids

    R2D2: Mechanic C-3P0: Translator Commander Data

    Sentinel

    Defend Evil Empires Roomba AIBO

    Looks for Human Ships ASIMO

    Science Officer on the Enterprise PackBot

    Clean Floors
    Spirit and Opportunity

    Plays Games

    Help People
    Deploying

    Help Soldiers

    Exploration

    What if we sent 2,000 robots to Mars?


    Explore Mars

    Security

    Navigation

    Mapping

    I program my robots to act like ants

    Biological Inspiration

    (These are my pets)

    Kindergarten to High School

    Undergraduate Years

    Graduate School

    Where did I come from?


    James McLurkin
    +

    Cardboard and Tape (Hands-on fabrication) Model Railroading (Precision crafting) Lego (Mechanical Engineering) Video Games (Computer Science) BMX Bicycles (Real Mechanical Systems) R/C Cars (Electromechanical Systems) Rover (My first robot)

    Counting

    Follow the Leader

    The Great Robot Migration

    Flow

    Navigation

    Divide-n-Clump

    Docking

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