My site visit was at the Science Museum in Queens. The main thing to help me was a “movie” that was 40 minutes. It was about humanoid robots. There was also a sample of how NASA sends directions and instructions to the robot on Mars. It took a few minutes for it to send the directions to the robot for it to move. It was really fun and cool watching the movie and lots of other stuff, and I learned all about Humanoids and a little about androids too. And I think I learned a lot.
A few facts I learned about humanoids and androids are:
- Androids are meant to look EXACTLY like humans, move like humans and more.
- There was a test for the best robot for a “rescue robot” to help people from sticky situations, like a fire. In this test, robots compete to be the best robot for safety, like open doors, climb ladders and find it’s way through rocks and broken furniture and more.
- It is really hard to make humanoid robots have as precise movements as a human’s.
What a great place to visit related to your Capstone topic! What did you learn about robots? What kind of “stuff”? Did you take any pictures? Add some to your post! 🙂