Robotics
Robotic characters such as R2D2 from Star Wars or the cyborg Daleks from Doctor Who are frequently featured in science fiction. However, robotics are also an important aspect of space exploration in real life.
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My Path: Brandon Jones, Aerospace Engineer
How does backpacking help you as an aerospace engineer? Find out in this edition of My Path.
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My Path: Inspired by a WASP, Alex Blake - Analysis & Test Engineer at Wing
Learn how Alex Blake, an Analysis and Test Engineer at Wing was inspired by one of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII and went on to become an engineer at Wing.
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My Path: America's Innovator, Dean Kamen
Dean Kamen talks about the process of innovation and invention.
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STEM in 30: Robotics: First There Were Humans, Then There Was Machine
Join STEM in 30 to see the FIRST robots in action and learn how robots are used throughout the aerospace industry
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Clean Up This Space"
The friends are inspired while cleaning their rooms to return to their fantasy space story and imagine how their robot and alien characters could clean up space junk.
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This One Time: Dean Kamen, Founder of FIRST, Flying the B–2 Stealth Bomber
Dean Kamen is most well known for founding FIRST Robotics Competition, but he is also a pilot and this one time, he got to fly the stealth bomber.
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