Crossword 5

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Across
  1. 2. an American scientist, the founder of cybernetics.
  2. 3. information received by a system as part of a chain of cause-and-effect that forms a circuit (or loop).
  3. 6. a French inventor and artist who was responsible for the creation of impressive and innovative automata.
  4. 8. the French phylosopher who believed that animals and humans were biological machines.
  5. 9. an English writer often called the "father of science fiction".
  6. 12. electrical machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.
  7. 16. an applied interdisciplinary science which integrates biology, mechanics, and electronics.
  8. 18. the process of converting data into a code.
  9. 19. a robotic arm used to manipulate materials without direct physical contact by the operator.
  10. 20. an American scientist known as "the father of information theory".
  11. 21. the scientific study of how information is communicated in machines and
  12. 23. software that enables a user to obtain secret information about another's computer activities.
  13. 24. execution of multiple tasks over a certain period of time.
  14. 25. the application of biological systems for the study and design of engineering.
Down
  1. 1. an actuator that creates motion in a straight line.
  2. 4. devices.
  3. 5. effector the device at the end of a robotic arm, designed to interact with the environment consisting of a gripper or a tool.
  4. 7. any software intentionally designed to cause damage to a computer.
  5. 10. a part of a computer that controls its main operations
  6. 11. a historic period beginning in the 20th century with economy primarily based on IT.
  7. 13. bio-inspired robotics which covers the fields of cybernetics, bionics and genetic engineering.
  8. 14. a machine that operates on its own without the need for human control.
  9. 15. an Australian roboticist, most known for popularizing the actionist approach to robotics.
  10. 17. the ability for a doctor to perform surgery on a patient even though they are not physically in the same location.
  11. 18. the activity of designing things such as roads, railways, bridges or machines.
  12. 22. a component of a machine that is responsible for moving and controlling a mechanism or system.