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A Mentor-Based Robotics Program that Inspires Innovation!
(1st-12th Grade)
Saturdays; May 25, June 8, July 13; 2:30 p.m. at John and Judy Gay Library (JJGL)
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
From brains to eyes, hands to legs and deep down to the internal organs; implants, prosthesis and rehabilitation are entering a new era to potentially create a new type of human being - The Bionic Man. Mankind has long tried to find remedies to genetic or accidental disabilities with the use of artificial limbs. In the episode, we look at the some of the most interesting robotic limbs and see how robotics can also be used for rehabilitation to help...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Luke Skywalker has vanished, and both the Resistance and the sinister First Order are searching for him. Crack pilot Poe Dameron obtains a clue to his whereabouts, but when everything goes wrong, a droid called BB-8 becomes the centre of the search, along with scavenger Rey and stormtrooper deserter FN-2187, who have found the droid.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Short circuit 2: Johnny, the Robot, is out for some "urban input," but some street hoods, a greedy banker and a gang of crooks see his naivete as their high-tech ticket to easy street.
Short circuit: after a short circuit during an electrical storm, a military robot escapes and find a home with a young woman.
4) ROV
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
When the ocean is dangerous or the dive is too deep, the pros turn to ROVs - underwater robots. One Aquateam member discovers his skills at video games make him an awesome ROV pilot!
Pub. Date
[2014], c2012
Language
English
Description
Robots are everywhere.They build our cars, entertain our kids and clean our floors. And as they continue to creep into our lives with ever-greater capabilities and intelligence, they will fundamentally rewrite our relationship with machines. This film takes us to the world's most advanced androids that look and talk like us, the world's deadliest robots that kill for us, and the world's smartest robots that learn from us. Follow the latest developments...
Pub. Date
[2012], c2009
Language
English
Description
Watch this video clip and meet ROACH: Robotic Autonomous Crawling Hexapod. He's a robotic cockroach, and researchers at Berkeley designed him by taking their inspiration from nature. They say the technology is now at a point they can start building their robots more like the creatures Mother Nature has produced, and they think this might be a big breakthrough in making robotics a bigger part of our everyday lives.
7) Robots
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
They can crawl up walls, swim underwater and investigate bomb threats. Robots are making the coffee in your kitchen and keeping your office parking lot secure at night. Join host Daniel H. Wilson as he reveals artificial intelligence which can create smart houses that anticipate our desires and automate the functions of our-day to-day life.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
As technology rapidly progresses, some proponents of artificial intelligence argue that it will help solve complex social problems and offer humans greater powers and virtual immortality. But critics of artificial intelligence argue that its rewards may be overpromised, and that the pursuit of super-cognitive computers and autonomous machines could have unintended-and scary-consequences. Should we trust or fear the promise of artificial intelligence?...
10) The giant king
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
One thousand years after an epic robot battle, sworn enemies Zork and Pinky wake up with no memory of who they are or how they wound up chained together. In search of answers, they begin wandering the barren wasteland, looking for RAM, the creator of all robots. But when they remember their past, will their newfound friendship prove to be stronger than an unbreakable chain?
12) WALL-E
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
A lonely waste management robot with only a cockroach for a friend finds true love in another robot sent on a mission to Earth to see if it is safe for human life. Includes animated short, deleted scenes, commentary, and more.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
We are on the brink of a technological revolution. Machines and artificial intelligence are beginning to replace jobs like never before. This program looks at the workplaces already using this new technology and asks whether we should feel threatened by it, or whether it will benefit all of us. Are we ready for one of the biggest changes the world of work has ever seen?
15) Robo
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Mitya is an imaginative twelve-year-old boy, who loves to draw comics of superheroes and dreams of becoming an artist. His parents have built and programmed a Universal Rescue Robot, aka ROBO, to rescue people from dangerous situations. Due to ROBO's alleged malfunction, the director of the research facility deems the fled robot as a menace to society. In his search for a family, ROBO meets Mitya, and the two form a true friendship while on the run....
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The Rescue bots team, along with the human Burns family, are tasked with keeping Griffin rock safe. They will do whatever it takes to accomplish this mission. Their work is cut out for them, as they must deal with an unpredictable teleportation device, star in an extreme reality TV series and more.
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
When the evil De Nomolos dispatches robots to kill Bill and Ted, not only is the future of the universe at stake, but there's no way they can win the battle of the bands. Luckily, when they knock on death's door, he answers, becoming their faithful servant in a whacked-out journey through Heaven, Hell and San Dimas, California. Bill and Ted meet Martians, marry their historical girlfriends, and even learn how to play the guitar.
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