Course Glossary

Impacts of New Technologies

martina with robot arms behind her

Robot Prototype

application iconAlthough you saw some great technological advancements in this topic, there is always room for improvement. In this application, you will design a robot that can help humans do something more easily, and in a different way than already exists. Follow the steps in the table below to develop your new robot.

Step One

Determine what your robot can do to make life easier. When making your decision, think about who the robot will help, and why this is important.
Step Two

Figure out how this technology can support at least three of the following items that you learned about in this topic:

  • Space shuttles
  • Mars rover
  • Hubble Telescope
  • Global Positioning System
  • Cell phones
  • Telecommuting
  • Online course work
  • Outsourcing
  • Offshoring
  • Service industry
  • Healthcare
Step Three

Create a robot prototype for your ideas. Include a hand-drawn or computer-generated sketch of the robot, and a four to five sentence paragraph that answers the following questions:

  • How can your robot make life easier?
  • How can your robot support at least three existing technologies that you learned about in this topic?

Before you begin, review the Robot Prototype Checklist to make sure you included all of the items required for full credit. Once you have completed the assignment, please submit your work to the dropbox.

 

assignment iconOnce you have completed the robot prototype assignment, please submit your work to the dropbox.