That's my session on the Robots vs Animals project as part of the EU Robotics Week 2014.
That's my session on the Robots vs Animals project as part of the EU Robotics Week 2014.
Description: What can animals do that robots can't? What can we try and learn from animals to improve robots? What can engineering insights teach us about how animals move and sense? These are just some of the questions we will develop in educational sessions at Bristol Zoo Gardens. The sessions are aimed at school groups in Key Stage 3 (11-14 year olds), and run on a selected number of days in 2014/15. Tuesday 25th November has been selected as an event date to coincide with EU Robotics Week.
In each one-hour session, students will learn how animals are the inspiration for new technologies – biomimetics and bio-inspiration. Incorporated into each session will be the chance to interact with live animals and state-of-the-art robots from the BRL – from touch sensors based on rodent whiskers to electricity production inspired by digestion processes.
Students will gain first-hand insight into the scientific processes of research, developing prototypes and experimentation. The sessions will be co-led by BRL robotics engineers and Zoo education officers. Together, they will bring to life the connections between diverse scientific disciplines. They can show students how robotics research is being applied to solve real-world problems such as finding clean energy sources and better surgical tools.
This project is a collaboration between the Bristol Robotics Lab, UWE Science Communication Unit and Bristol Zoo Gardens.
#robotics #animals #brl #bristolzoo #eurobotics #euroboticsweek #roboticsweek #bristol #uwe #europeanunion
http://www.eu-robotics.net/cms/index.php?idart=3064
Description: What can animals do that robots can't? What can we try and learn from animals to improve robots? What can engineering insights teach us about how animals move and sense? These are just some of the questions we will develop in educational sessions at Bristol Zoo Gardens. The sessions are aimed at school groups in Key Stage 3 (11-14 year olds), and run on a selected number of days in 2014/15. Tuesday 25th November has been selected as an event date to coincide with EU Robotics Week.
In each one-hour session, students will learn how animals are the inspiration for new technologies – biomimetics and bio-inspiration. Incorporated into each session will be the chance to interact with live animals and state-of-the-art robots from the BRL – from touch sensors based on rodent whiskers to electricity production inspired by digestion processes.
Students will gain first-hand insight into the scientific processes of research, developing prototypes and experimentation. The sessions will be co-led by BRL robotics engineers and Zoo education officers. Together, they will bring to life the connections between diverse scientific disciplines. They can show students how robotics research is being applied to solve real-world problems such as finding clean energy sources and better surgical tools.
This project is a collaboration between the Bristol Robotics Lab, UWE Science Communication Unit and Bristol Zoo Gardens.
#robotics #animals #brl #bristolzoo #eurobotics #euroboticsweek #roboticsweek #bristol #uwe #europeanunion
http://www.eu-robotics.net/cms/index.php?idart=3064
