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