Robots

micromagic systems hexapod walking robot V4. This robot has the addition of force sensors in its feet which allow it to adapt to the shape of the terain.

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A six-legged logging machine intended to reduce logging roads and increase access to steep terrain. While the vehicle navigation and cutting arm are directed by a human operator, the legs are autonomous.
www.Timberjack.com

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1: Insects are considered among the most successful organisms for all of these reasons EXCEPT:
Reproducing in large numbers
Being the most numerous
Being able to poison animals much larger than themselves
Being highly adaptable

2: What organisms are frequently confused with insects?
Hexapods
Arachnids
Crustaceans
Arthropods

3: In what way are insects and other arthropods NOT alike?
Insects are a type of arthropod
Both have an exoskeleton
Both have 6 legs
Both have jointed bodies

4: Which of the following is NOT a way that insects differ from most other arthropods?
Insects have a softer exoskeleton than the hard shells of arthropods
Insect�s bodies are divided into three parts and most other arthropods have more body sections
Insects also have exactly 6 legs, many arthropods have more
All insects are arthropods, but not all arthropods are insects

5:How are antennae used?
To see things
To feel things
To smell things
They serve no function

By the way, this is not homework. Thank u!

The first and second person both got number 3 and number 4 wrong and the 3rd person got number 4 wrong.

The answers are…

1. Insects are considered among the most successful organisms for all of these reasons EXCEPT:
c.) Being able to poison animals much larger than themselves

2: What organisms are frequently confused with insects?
b.) Arachnids

3: In what way are insects and other arthropods NOT alike?
c.) Both have 6 legs

4: Which of the following is NOT a way that insects differ from most other arthropods?
a.) Insects have a softer exoskeleton than the hard shells of arthropods

5:How are antennae used?
b.)To feel things

I know for sure that these are the right answers.

Just a bit of fun.. Using B.F. Hexapod as a pen plotter. DXF files are converted to translation moves and fed to the hexapod in sequence. The idea is to replace the pen with a small routing head, and then try to cut something! Routing resolution is pretty low, but you get the idea.

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1: Insects are considered among the most successful organisms for all of these reasons EXCEPT:
Reproducing in large numbers
Being the most numerous
Being able to poison animals much larger than themselves
Being highly adaptable

2: What organisms are frequently confused with insects?
Hexapods
Arachnids
Crustaceans
Arthropods

3: In what way are insects and other arthropods NOT alike?
Insects are a type of arthropod
Both have an exoskeleton
Both have 6 legs
Both have jointed bodies

4: Which of the following is NOT a way that insects differ from most other arthropods?
Insects have a softer exoskeleton than the hard shells of arthropods
Insect�s bodies are divided into three parts and most other arthropods have more body sections
Insects also have exactly 6 legs, many arthropods have more
All insects are arthropods, but not all arthropods are insects

5: How are antennae used?
To see things
To sense things
To hear things
They serve no function

6: How many pairs of wings do insects have?
Most have 2 pairs of wings
All have 2 pairs of wings
Most have a single pair of wings
All have a single pair of wings

7: Where do you find an insect’s reproductive organs?
In the feet
Between the first pair of legs
In the thorax
In the elongated abdomen

8: Which of the following is NOT a social insect?
Honeybees
Ants
Wasps
Scorpions

9: In what way are insects NOT helpful to humans?
By producing materials like honey & silk
Through their use in medicine against diseases like malaria
Through pollination
By eating other harmful insects

10: In what way are insects NOT harmful to humans?
By being scavengers
By carry disease
By attacking crops
By attack animals/humans

1: Insects are considered
Being able to poison animals much larger than themselves

2: What organisms are frequently confused with insects?
Arachnids (spiders)

3: In what way are insects and other arthropods NOT alike?
Both have 6 legs

4: Which of the following is NOT a way that insects differ
Insects have a softer exoskeleton than the hard shells of arthropods (the wrong statement)

5: How are antennae used?
To sense things

6: How many pairs of wings do insects have?
None of the answers correct here… I would estimate there are more flies and beetles than anything else, so most have a single set of wings, but this is a wild generalization.

7: Where do you find an insect’s reproductive organs?
In the elongated abdomen

8: Which of the following is NOT a social insect?
Scorpions

9: In what way are insects NOT helpful to humans?
These are all helpful to humans, again no right answer. However, there are few, if any medicines (outside of China and South America) made with insects, so perhaps the teacher means that?

10: In what way are insects NOT harmful to humans?
By being scavengers

10 points to best answer

1: Insects are considered among the most successful organisms for all of these reasons EXCEPT:
Reproducing in large numbers
Being the most numerous
Being able to poison animals much larger than themselves
Being highly adaptable

2: What organisms are frequently confused with insects?
Hexapods
Arachnids
Crustaceans
Arthropods

3: In what way are insects and other arthropods NOT alike?
Insects are a type of arthropod
Both have an exoskeleton
Both have 6 legs
Both have jointed bodies

4: Which of the following is NOT a way that insects differ from most other arthropods?
Insects have a softer exoskeleton than the hard shells of arthropods
Insect�s bodies are divided into three parts and most other arthropods have more body sections
Insects also have exactly 6 legs, many arthropods have more
All insects are arthropods, but not all arthropods are insects

5: How are antennae used?
To see things
To sense things
To hear things
They serve no function

6: How many pairs of wings do insects have?
Most have 2 pairs of wings
All have 2 pairs of wings
Most have a single pair of wings
All have a single pair of wings

7: Where do you find an insect’s reproductive organs?
In the feet
Between the first pair of legs
In the thorax
In the elongated abdomen

8: Which of the following is NOT a social insect?
Honeybees
Ants
Wasps
Scorpions

9: In what way are insects NOT helpful to humans?
By producing materials like honey & silk
Through their use in medicine against diseases like malaria
Through pollination
By eating other harmful insects

10: In what way are insects NOT harmful to humans?
By being scavengers
By carry disease
By attacking crops
By attack animals/humans

A
C
D
B
C
A
B
C
A
D

A segment of footage taken from Film24’s Monster Mash interviews. This footage was shot at this years Monster Mash exhibition in London. For more information on iC hexapod visit: www.hexapodrobot.com
For more information on the Monster Mash visit: www.myspace.com/monstermashgallery
Many thanks to Film24 for this footage, along with the organisers and contributors to the Monster Mash.

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1: Insects are considered among the most successful organisms for all of these reasons EXCEPT:
Reproducing in large numbers
Being the most numerous
Being able to poison animals much larger than themselves
Being highly adaptable

2: What organisms are frequently confused with insects?
Hexapods
Arachnids
Crustaceans
Arthropods

3: In what way are insects and other arthropods NOT alike?
Insects are a type of arthropod
Both have an exoskeleton
Both have 6 legs
Both have jointed bodies

4: Which of the following is NOT a way that insects differ from most other arthropods?
Insects have a softer exoskeleton than the hard shells of arthropods
Insect�s bodies are divided into three parts and most other arthropods have more body sections
Insects also have exactly 6 legs, many arthropods have more
All insects are arthropods, but not all arthropods are insects

5: How are antennae used?
To see things
To sense things
To hear things
They serve no function

6: How many pairs of wings do insects have?
Most have 2 pairs of wings
All have 2 pairs of wings
Most have a single pair of wings
All have a single pair of wings

7: Where do you find an insect’s reproductive organs?
In the feet
Between the first pair of legs
In the thorax
In the elongated abdomen

8: Which of the following is NOT a social insect?
Honeybees
Ants
Wasps
Scorpions

9: In what way are insects NOT helpful to humans?
By producing materials like honey & silk
Through their use in medicine against diseases like malaria
Through pollination
By eating other harmful insects

10: In what way are insects NOT harmful to humans?
By being scavengers
By carry disease
By attacking crops
By attack animals/humans

Glad I could do your homework for you.
1. Being able to poison larger animals.
2. Arachnids
3. Both have 6 legs
4. Insects have softer shells than most other arthropods
5. To sense things
6. Most have two pairs of wings
7. In the elongated abdomen
8. Scorpians
9. Through their use in medicine against diseases like malaria
10. By being scavengers.

Enjoy your A!

( Please see new video for current status: http://tinyurl.com/newlegs )

Hexapod robot using Robotis AX-12, RX-10, and RX-28 servo motors. The controller is a Fit-PC2 computer running Ubuntu 9.04. The Fit-PC2 has an Intel Atom z530 1.6GHz processor. A custom PIC18F4550 based USB interface board was built to pipe motor control protocol.

The gray plastic was designed in Solidworks, and was created using a Dimension BST 1200es 3D printer.

Inverse kinematics is used with a dynamic walking gait. The dynamics still need work to be smoother and faster. The legs are not calibrated perfectly either, which can be seen when a foot occasionally lifts up.

Currently the robot has foot contact sensors which will be used in the future for terrain adaptation. Three AX-12 motors will be used to control a camera with 3DOF.

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8. In a controlled experiment
A.one variable is changed and the others kept constant.
B. the variable being changed is called the dependent variable.
C. the effects of changes in the dependent variable on the independent variable are observed.
D. more than one variable is changed.
E. the variable held constant is called the independent variable.

10. All scientific study begins with making observations, asking questions, and forming testable _______

14. Hexapods and most crustaceans have tripartite body plans that include a head, a _______ , and an abdomen.

15. Which of the following statements is false?
A. The power of science derives from absolute dependence on evidence that comes from reproducible and quantifiable observations.
B. Statistical tests can be used to evaluate both comparative and controlled experiments.
C. Scientists generally conclude that the differences they measure are true if the statistical tests show that the probability of error is 5 percent or lower.
D. Statistical tests analyze variation and calculate the probability that the observed differences could be due to random variation.
E. Statistical methods are applied to data in order to calculate the likelihood that the null hypothesis is incorrect.

11. Which of the following questions cannot be answered using the hypothetico-deductive method?
A. Are red roses more beautiful than yellow roses?
B. Why are red roses red?
C. Are bees more attracted to red roses than to yellow roses?
D. Do red roses bloom earlier than yellow roses?
E. Are red roses more susceptible to mildew than yellow roses?

12. Which of the following statements describes how biologists investigate life?
A. By making predictions based on observations
B. By observation and forming hypotheses
C. By observation, forming hypotheses and experiments to test the hypotheses
D. Only by observation of organisms
E. By conducting experiments in which several variables are manipulated at once

13. Which of the following is not a major step in the hypothetico-deductive method?
A. Making a prediction
B. Controlling an environment
C. Testing a prediction
D. Forming a hypothesis
E. Making an observation

15. Which of the following statements is false?
A. The power of science derives from absolute dependence on evidence that comes from reproducible and quantifiable observations.
B. Statistical tests can be used to evaluate both comparative and controlled experiments.
C. Scientists generally conclude that the differences they measure are true if the statistical tests show that the probability of error is 5 percent or lower.
D. Statistical tests analyze variation and calculate the probability that the observed differences could be due to random variation.
E. Statistical methods are applied to data in order to calculate the likelihood that the null hypothesis is incorrect.

At least ask your questions one at a time so it doesn’t look like you’re trying to do less work. Look it up.