Crossword 8

1. a Czech writer who and coined the word "robotics"
8. also known as MER-B or MER-1 - a robotic rover that was active on Mars from until 2018.
9. robot A small robot designed to imitate insect behaviors rather than complex human behaviors.[3]
10. NASA's wheeled robotic rover which landed on Mars in 1997.
12. the name of the private American aerospace services company.
15. a robot teacher programmed with the class curricular, it could synthesize human speech (1974)
17. A robotic entity designed to resemble a human being in form, function, or both.
19. the study of motion, as applied to robots. This includes both the design of linkages to perform motion, their power, control and stability; also their planning, such as choosing a sequence of movements to achieve a broader task.
20. originator of the concept of a digital programmable computer.
22. a robotic creature created in 1998 by Dr.Cynthia that interacted emotionally with people.
23. a short story by Robert Heinlein, that gave its name to a popular nickname for remote manipulators.
24. the Mars Pathfinder robotic Mars rover that landed on July 4, 1997 Sojourner is the first wheeled vehicle to rove another planet

2. or gripper. A robotic 'hand'.
3. a hospital delivery robot manufactured by Panasonic.
4. the control of mechanical force and movement, generated by the application of liquid under pressure. c.f. pneumatics.
5. the control of mechanical force and movement, generated by the application of compressed gas.
6. A form of motor that generates a linear movement directly.
7. A self-propelled and self-contained robot that is capable of moving over a mechanically unconstrained course.
11. the region in the USA that serves as a global centre for high technology.
13. the first robot officially employed as a staff member by Moscow Technology Institute.
14. the robot arm for assembly jobs in factories designed by Yamanashi University.
16. robots are programmable manipulators or devices for missing human limbs.
18. a system for inventing robots using a modular design and LEGO plastic bricks
21. in 1998.