Robots come alive at The Tech Museum's Robotics Web site at www.thetech.org/robotics . Explore the fascinating history of robotics at Universal Robots. Machines and Man examines some tough ethical questions. If you are into making robots, you'll love the work of four California artists in Robot Art. At Your Command lets you navigate a remotely operated vehicle on Earth or on the moon with the help of a cool Shockwave-based game. You'll also find fun facts at the Robotics TimeLine.

Robots come to life in the Low Life Labs at www.robotsandus.org . The labs are divided into Moving, Sensing, Thinking and Being. In Moving, you can manipulate a robot's movement with the Soda Constructor or observe robots as they work. Do you know your facial expressions? In the Sensing Lab, you're challenged to identify faces that are angry, surprised or afraid. Mess with the mind of a Mobot as it uses quick thinking to react to light and obstacles. In the Being Lab, you'll meet Kismet, a robot who's always smiling and can interact and converse with humans.

Introduce yourself to the very real world of Artificial Intelligence, or A.I., at http://library.
thinkquest.org/05aug/01158 . From movies to books, many different entertainment mediums focus on the future of A.I. Basics explains how computers think and details what A.I. is really about. Click and drag different objects into a cube in Uses to discover all the cool ways A.I influences your life. Ethics helps explain how scientists keep a handle on A.I. while continuing their research. Also, see if you can crack Azimov's Code.

Due to their human qualities, it is hard not to notice a robot! The National Science Report, www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/robotics , invites you to explore robotics and see what scientists have in store for the future. Right now, the quest for "high intelligence" continues, and many bots are quite advanced. See what robots are waiting to offer helping hands, such as the nursebot, who helps the elderly in their homes. Then visit Where No Human Can Go to meet robots who can live and work in hazardous conditions.

A world of giant animal robots awaits at the Robot Zoo, where mammal meets machine! Automated giraffes, rhinos and platypuses will dazzle you with their mechanical body parts and computerized brains. While the real Robot Zoo exhibit travels across America, you can play with these robo-animals online at www.thetech.org/exhibits/online/robotzoo . By looking at nature through the eyes of an engineer, you'll find out why a chameleon changes colors, how a housefly walks on ceilings, and how the grasshopper hops and flies. You can download pictures of these cool animals, including an all-too-real squid, or you can find out when the Robot Zoo exhibit visits a city close to you. And just like the city zoo, remember not to feed the animals, and keep an eye out for the bats! Discover a digital wild kingdom now.