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Real-World Robots

What a robot really is — not the sci-fi version; robots in factories, robot vacuum cleaners, robot arms in surgery; that robots follow instructions given by people

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If your child saw a robot vacuum cleaner, could they explain how it's different from a person cleaning — that it follows instructions rather than thinking for itself?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Computers in Everyday Lifeages 5–7Must know what computers are before understanding robots as programmable machines
Real-World Robotsthis skill · ages 5–7
Unlocks
Humans Versus Machinesages 7–9Robot knowledge provides concrete comparison point for human vs machine

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

This skill sits outside the F–6 Australian Curriculum — no candidate code matched (v0.1). No NSW K–6 outcome code matched (v0.1). No Victorian Curriculum 2.0 code matched (v0.1).

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