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Autonomy

Authored by Rachel S. Haselby

Claim your 4-H Discover Box: Engineering Innovations! Complete the Autonomy interactive activity to redeem 1 (one) free 4-H Discover Box. To be eligible for this promotion, you must:
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In this activity, we will learn about autonomy and how decisions are made in computer systems. We will experiment with a simple circuit and demonstrate a basic automatic system.
By the end of this activity, you’ll be able to describe levels of autonomy and distinguish between open-loop and close-loop systems. For this activity, please use a desktop or laptop computer. Mobile devices are not supported.
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Overview
Grades 7-9
30 min
Topics
Computer ScienceEngineeringGoogle CSRoboticsSTEM

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