Real-World Robots
What a robot really is — not the sci-fi version; robots in factories, robot vacuum cleaners, robot arms in surgery; that robots follow instructions given by people
What a learner can do afterwards
- Describe what a robot is (a machine that follows instructions to do a task)
- Name at least three real robots and what they do
- Explain that robots are not alive and do not have feelings — they follow instructions people wrote
The lesson
A robot is a machine. It follows instructions to do a job. People write the instructions it follows.
Dad's robot vacuum turns on. It finds dirt on the floor. It cleans, then turns off. It does the same steps every day.
Robots are not alive. They do not have feelings. They only follow instructions people wrote.
A robot follows instructions people wrote. It is not alive and has no feelings.
Watch it
Where it sits
Learn first
This opens up
Where this leads
Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.