Technology
Make robots smarter
Lesson duration 06:18
There are three major rules that we want our robots to follow: do not harm a human, obey us, and...
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Results for "Robotics" (65)
Engineering
4 lessons from robots about being human - Ken Goldberg
Lesson duration 17:10
The more that robots ingrain themselves into our everyday lives, the more we're forced to examine...
Literature & Language
Mysteries of vernacular: Robot
Lesson duration 02:18
In 1920, Czech writer Karel Čapek wrote a play about human-like machines, thereby inventing the...
Design, Engineering & Technology
The Furnace Bots | Think Like A Coder, Ep 3
Lesson duration 06:12
This is episode 3 of our animated series “Think Like A Coder.” This 10-episode narrative follows...
Social Studies
The Greek myth of Talos, the first robot
Lesson duration 04:07
Hephaestus, god of technology, was hard at work on his most ingenious invention yet. He was...
Problem Solving
Can you solve the multiverse rescue mission riddle?
Lesson duration 04:25
It was a normal Tuesday at the superconductor, until a bug in the system caused your team to be...
Critical Thinking
The Train Heist | Think Like A Coder, Ep 4
Lesson duration 06:00
This is episode 4 of our animated series “Think Like A Coder.” This 10-episode narrative follows...
Design, Engineering & Technology
Making a car for blind drivers - Dennis Hong
Lesson duration 09:09
Using robotics, laser rangefinders, GPS and smart feedback tools, Dennis Hong is building a car...
Thinking & Learning
The Artists | Think Like A Coder, Ep 5
Lesson duration 06:42
This is episode 5 of our animated series “Think Like A Coder.” This 10-episode narrative follows...
Thinking & Learning
The Gauntlet | Think Like A Coder, Ep 8
Lesson duration 08:17
This is episode 8 of our animated series “Think Like A Coder.” This 10-episode narrative follows...
Problem Solving
The Resistance | Think Like A Coder, Ep 2
Lesson duration 06:10
This is episode 2 of our animated series “Think Like A Coder.” This 10-episode narrative follows...
Design, Engineering & Technology
Can robots be creative?
Lesson duration 05:27
People have been grappling with the question of artificial creativity -- alongside the question...
Design, Engineering & Technology
The ethical dilemma of self-driving cars
Lesson duration 04:16
Self-driving cars are already cruising the streets today. And while these cars will ultimately be...
Science & Technology
The Turing test: Can a computer pass for a human?
Lesson duration 04:43
What is consciousness? Can an artificial machine really think? For many, these have been vital...
Biological Bases of Behavior
5 weird involuntary reflexes explained
Lesson duration 05:13
Our bodies do a lot of weird things, and many of them are completely involuntary. Why do we often...
Mathematics
Can you solve the basketball riddle?
Lesson duration 06:13
You’ve spent months creating a basketball-playing robot, the Dunk-O-Matic, and you’re excited to...
Science & Technology
Why do animals form swarms?
Lesson duration 04:06
When many individual organisms come together and move as one entity, that’s a swarm. From a...
Physical Science
Magical metals, how shape memory alloys work
Lesson duration 04:46
From robots to braces to the Mars Rover, see how a special kind of metal called shape memory...