Animal-Inspired Robots

Animal-Inspired Robots — page 1 — Before After Reading Activities Before Reading Building Academic Vocabulary and Background Knowledge Before reading a book it is important to tap into what your child or students already know about the topic This will help them develop their vocabulary increase their reading comprehension and make connections across the curriculum 1 Look at the cover of the book be about 2 What do you already know about the topic 3 Let’s study the Table of Contents What will you learn about in the book’s chapters What will this book 4 What would you like to learn about this topic Do you think you might learn about it from this book Why or why not 5 Use a reading journal to write about your knowledge of this topic Record what you already know about the topic and what you hope to learn about the topic 6 Read the book 7 In your reading journal record what you learned about the topic and your response to the book 8 After reading the book complete the activities below Content Area Vocabulary Read the list What do these words mean aquatic autonomous bioartificial exoskeleton humanoid microbiotics paralyzed polymer submersibles synthetic terrain After Reading Comprehension and Extension Activity After reading the book work on the following questions with your child or students in order to check their level of reading comprehension and content mastery 1 Why do robotic engineers look to nature for ideas Summarize 2 What are the advantages of using robotic surgery Infer 3 What is an example of a bio-inspired robot that can go where humans can’t go Asking Questions 4 What other tasks do you think the LS3 can help with Text to Self Connection 5 What animals inspired the different ways drones fly Asking Questions Extension Activity What familiar animal gives you ideas for things a robot could do Name one or more animal traits and incorporate them into an idea for a robot that could perform a task that could be helpful to people

Animal-Inspired Robots — page 2 — Table of Contents Animal-Inspired Bots to the Rescue 4 Medical Bots Inspired by Nature 20 Biomimetic Bots in the Military 26 Undersea Bots 36 Handy Bio-Helpers 42 Glossary 46 Index 47 Show What You Know 47 Further Reading 47 About the Author 48

Animal-Inspired Robots — page 3 — Animal-Inspired Bots to the Rescue One of the most dangerous and difficult jobs is searching collapsed buildings after a disaster People who are trapped may only have hours to live Meanwhile rescuers must sift remove and search through piles and piles of unstable debris to find them Luckily a snake might soon be employed to help with the job Volunteers from the Turkish AKUT Search and Rescue Association work to locate victims after a structural disaster 4

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