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Relationships to theDesigned Worlds

TED 384

Computer Applications in Industry (Robotics Education)

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The Designed Worlds

• Medical Technologies

• Agricultural and Related Biotechnologies

• Energy and Power Technologies

• Information and Communication Technologies

• Transportation Technologies

• Manufacturing Technologies

• Construction Technologies

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Medical Technologies

• Advances and innovations in medical technologies– St. Joseph’s Center for Robotic Surgery

• Shorter hospital stay, less pain, less risk of infection, less blood loss and transfusions, less scarring, faster recovery, quicker return to normal activities

http://mediatheek.thinkquest.nl/~ll106/Applications/Medical/main.html

• Medical technologies for prevention and rehabilitation: EMAS (Edinburgh Modular Arm System) First bionic arm

• Telemedicine

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Agricultural Technologies and Related Biotechnologies• Technological advances in agriculture

– mechanical weeding, micro spraying, planting, seedbed preparation, cultivation are all possible with smaller robots using GPS guidance

http://www.age.uiuc.edu/faculty/teg/Research/BiosystemsAutomation/AgRobots/AgRobots.asp

• Specialized equipment and practices• Biotechnology and agriculture• Engineering design and management of ecosystems

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http://www.age.uiuc.edu/faculty/teg/Research/BiosystemsAutomation/AgRobots/AgRobots.asp

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Energy and Power

• Energy is the capacity to do work• Power is the rate at which energy

is converted from one form to another

http://jcwinnie.biz/wordpress/?p=1665

http://ppbattery.en.alibaba.com/offerdetail/53025251/Sell_Nimh_Button_Cell.html

• Power systems are a source, a process, and a load

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Information and Communication Technologies• Communication

systems encode, transmit, and receive information

• Communicating through symbols

http://arts.ucsc.edu/EMS/Music/research/FuzzyLogicTutor/FuzzyTut.html