Elecronics
the ability of a system to store an electric charge
What is capacitance?
How we measure opposition of current flow
What is resistance
Is credited for discovering electricity in the 1700s with his kite experiment, in which he flew a kite with a metal key tied to it during a thunderstorm?
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Leader of the Autobots
Who is Optimus Prime?
A humanoid robot created by Honda in 2000
What is ASIMO?
Can run with either polarity, but rotation will be reversed
What is a DC motor?
A stream of charged particles, such as electrons or ions, moving through an electrical conductor or space
What is current?
A Greek, who discovered that amber, when rubbed with silk, attracted feathers and other light objects. This is static electricity. The Greek word for amber is 'ëelectron', which is where words such as 'electricity' and 'electron' come from.
Who is Thales?
Pixar's 2008 award winning film
What is Wall-E?
Stanford opensource robot
What is Doggo?
A semiconductor light source that emits light when current flows through it
What is an LED?
The difference in electric potential between two points
What is Voltage?
discovered that when a magnet is moved inside the coil of a copper wire, a tiny electric current flows through the wire. This discovery led to the invention of electric motors.
Who is Michael Faraday?
Writer for the Foundation series - famous for its three laws of robotics
Who is Isaac Asimov?
Mars rover developed by NASA which was launched in 2020 and landed on Mars on February 18, 2021.
What is Perseverance?
an electrically operated switch
What is a relay?
a German physicist and mathematician
Who is Georg Simon Ohm?
published his theories about electricity and magnetism, explaining the electro-dynamic theory. He was the first person to explain this theory.
Who is André Ampère?
largely considered the first series to introduce the real robot concept. Would form the basis of what people would later call real robot anime.
What is Mobile Suit Gundam?
a series of autonomous robotic vacuum cleaners
What is roomba?
Provides energy to the system and allows operations
What is a power source?
I = V/R
What is Ohm's Law?
Responsible for the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, which was the first theory to describe electricity, magnetism and light as different manifestations of the same phenomenon.
Who is James Clerk Maxwell?
This future dystopic silent film from director Fritz Lang featured one of the earliest robots
What is Metropolis
a robotic surgical system that uses a minimally invasive surgical approach.
What is the Da Vinci Surgical System?