Questions in the test will include some of these.

There will be a written test on November 18. Some of the questions will be like those below.

1. State a period of robotic history you have studied, mention the key achievements during that time and discuss the implications with respect to modern developments.
2. Describe a project you have been involved with in robotics. Explain the limitations in hardware and software that may have led to some compromises in your final design and demonstration.
3. Describe some actuators you have studied and state their advantages and limitations.
4. Describe some of the limitations and achievements of robots in the industrial scene.
5. What is a personal robot? What roles are they likely to have in the years to come? What problems in design and functionality have to be overcome.

Check list of things to hand in or complete

• Getting your NXT robot going. Simple task and five elementary lessons.
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• Getting Mr General built and performing simple set of commands
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• Two major projects involving (a) data logging (b) colour discrimination or similar.
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• A talk or paragraph on actuators.
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• A talk or paragraph on your history topic.

• A talk or paragraph on industrial robots.
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• A presentation on your major projects.