Crossword 5

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