
Robotics: Applications and Careers
PLEASE NOTE: This course is powered by Pointful Education and does not follow the typical Lincoln Empowered course structure. This course is one semester in length. This course includes teacher services. The auto-graded option is not available. Michigan Families: CTE courses are not offered with Michigan-certified teachers. Please note that this means you may not earn credits for these courses if completed. Grade Range: 7-12 Credit Equivalency: 1.0 Semester: 1 Semester COURSE OVERVIEW It seems like many elementary to high school robotics courses are focused on simply coding a Lego robot to move its mechanical arm up and down. This course, in contrast, teaches students what a robot is and how it relates to other key technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. Then the course examines 10 applications of robots and how they will change and impact various aspects of our lives and the economy. Will robots simply steal our jobs, or will they be a tool that will cr