What is a robot?
True or False: A robot is a machine that helps people do jobs.
True
This robot cleans the floor at home.
Robot vacuum
Flying robots are inspired by this animal.
bird
This part helps a robot move.
wheels
legs
Engineers design robots to solve ____.
problems
This is something robots need to work.
power
electricity
batteries
Name one place you might see robots helping people.
hospital
factory
home
airport
Robots that move underwater are inspired by animals that do this.
This part helps a robot see or sense things.
camera
sensor
Name one animal that could inspire a robot that cleans the ocean.
fish
crab
turtle
octopus
True or False: All robots look like people.
False
Robots are good at jobs that are too ______ or too ______ for people.
dangerous
hard
dirty
This word means learning from nature to design things.
biomimicry
This robot part would help pick up trash.
gripper
claw
arm
Why is it helpful to look at animals when designing robots?
Animals are good at certain jobs.