Begin new unit: "Introduction to AI and Robotics"
What K-12 Students Should Know About Artificial Intelligence
Essential Questions:
- Can a computer be intelligent? Have feelings? Be conscious? Are there limitations on what a computer can do?
- How are intelligent machines changing the world?
Begin AI/Robotics videos, as time allows:
"Smartest Machine on Earth" (NOVA episode) (52:14)
Dancing Sony Robots (3:26)
High Speed Robotic Hand (3:00)
The Latest Version of the LittleDog Robot (2:17)
Introducing Spot (2:15)
Testing Robustness (1:03)
Atlas, the Next Generation (2:41)
What's new, Atlas? (0:57)
Parkour Atlas (0:30)
Introducing Handle (1:36)
Sebastian Thrun - Google's Driverless Car (4:14)
MIT's Nexi MDS Robot - First Test of Expression (1:12)
How to Survive A Robot Uprising (4:02)
AI vs AI, Two Chatbots Talking to Each Other (1:24)
Humans Need Not Apply (15:00)
How Smart is Today's Artificial Intelligence? (9:03)
extras:
A Swarm of Nano Quadrotors (1:43)
RoboBees - Design Poses Intriguing Engineering Challenge (2:20)
"The Great Robot Race" (NOVA episode) (52:22)
"The Future of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence" (Andrew Ng, a machine learning expert from Stanford) (16:26)
Tuesday:
Introduce AI/Robotics paper and presentation
continue with AI/Robotics videos
Wednesday:
Personal day for Mr. Judkis. Students working on "Getting Started On Paper" assignment, due December 7th.
Thursday, Friday:
Thanksgiving holiday
The "Guessing Game" programs are due by the end of lunch next Monday. I will give you 15 - 20 minutes on Monday for code reviews.
