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3.11 Robotics. artificial intelligence and expert systems

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This website accompanies the book of the same title, a must read for ITGS teachers.The website includes lots of videos of robots in action, images of robots with detailedcaptions, videos of the author's appearances including a TED conference, a classroomdiscussion guide, and lots of information about the book including a lengthy excerpt.First rate material. Goes beyond robotics with excellent explanations of the technology.

Artificial Intelligence News

A general link which includes stories on the latest developments in AI

Razor Robotics

Extensive and effective overview of all aspects of robotics and artificial intelligence appropriate to ITGS.A number of excellent videos are available on the site as well.

Robots are moving to greater interacton with people

Will Robots create economic utopia?

Kibot, Korean Robot for Children

MIT Personal Robot Group

Artficial Intelligence

Robot Teachers Invade South Korean Classrooms

Good overview of how this can be achieved

Seriously optimistic view. Useful for discussion.

Short but interesting article that raises social and ethical concerns about our use of robots

"Cynthia Breazeal: The rise of personal robots"

http://www.ted.com/talks/cynthia_breazeal_the_rise_of_personal_robots.html

The biography of Cynthia Breazeal: Roboticist

http://www.ted.com/speakers/cynthia_breazeal.html

Related websites:

Cynthia Breazeal's website http://web.media.mit.edu/~cynthiab/

MIT Personal Robot Group http://robotic.media.mit.edu/

Video interview: Cynthia Breazeal on Relationships with

'Personal Robots'\http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdGkKxpaWpg

A good overview although white text on a black background is hard to read and the ads are annoying. The text and illustrations, however, are quite good.

Illustrates the strengths and weaknesses of current robotic technology.