STEAM at home, E for Engineering (Engineering)

Hello Tata friends, how are you?

These are special days and even Robotic Nanny like you has to stay at home... so why not try spending time together having fun and learning new things!

Today is the day of E as Engineering (Engineering, in Italian),that is, the science that applies all knowledge of mathematics, physics, natural, robotic, social, to solve problems and build structures, objects or projects to solve problems for the common good.

Tanny wants to introduce you to some of its robot friends, created by its engineer friends, the HUMANoid Robots.

They are called Humanoids because they have human features, like humans

it has a head, torso, arms, hand, and often also legs and feet, and through sensors they can perceive the outside world.

Interesting, right?

Some people may be dismayed to know that anthropomorphic-looking robots exist, in this regard Tata invites you not to be afraid, why?

Well simple because robots and artificial intelligences are built and programmed by humans, so it is ours, the humans', responsibility to use them to do good and help people, animals or why not our planet.

Only with knowledge can you make fear slip away and always learn something new.

If you then want to fantasize a bit in the future don't miss the three laws of robotics from the science fiction of Isaac Asimov!

These days we must stay distant, but close and thus lend each other a hand!

So why not build a ROBOTIC HAND?

A hand equipped with a very particular controller that responds to our commands! Think about it!

We can build it with everything we have at home, on the other hand it is robotic like Tata who manages to create ingenious things using the protocol of simplicity!

Here's what you need:

- fantasy

- desire to do

- vinyl glue or hot glue

- scissors or cutter

- ruler

- pencil

- cardboard and cardboard (recycled)

- dressmaker's thread or twine (recycled)

Let's build the robotic arm!

Draw the outline of your robotic hand on the cardboard, using a ruler and pencil. Draw lines at the phalanx, phalanx and phalanx of each finger so you remember to bend them. Draw two parallel lines to draw your robotic arm.

Now cut out the robotic hand, be careful, leave a few millimeters between each finger to make it easier to grip your hand, and continue along the perimeter of the arm.

Well we're halfway there!

Cut out some small tubes with the cardboard, build a rectangle and glue the longer ends to make longer tubes (red) and the shorter sides to make smaller tubes (lilac and yellow), the diameter must be enough wide to fit the wire.

Now you can glue each tube in each phalanx...and remember that for the "big thumb" 2 are enough while the other fingers need 3!

Glue the longest tubes a few centimeters under your fingers.

Glue three longer tubes on the back of the arm, we will need them to move the thumb.

Now let's build our controller to be positioned at ¾ height of our arm

We cut the cardboard in the shape of a square, we fold our square into three equal parts, the external parts must be cut inside leaving an external frame. Fold the two outer frames and glue them to the arm to create a 3D rectangle.

Glue a long tube to the top of the rectangle and the outside of the arm.

Pass the thread through each tube, remember to secure the thread to the first with a small knot.

Here we are

Insert your hand into the controller, holding the rectangle, tie the thread coming out of each tube to your fingers with loops and move them. Seen the fingers of the robotic hand move exactly like your fingers!

You are controlling your hand and now have fun customizing it however you like!

P.s. If you want to do it with Legos, get inspired by Greta!