Week 8 and 9

• Robots in Manufacturing

• Robots in Entertainment

• Cost of Optimus

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best distinguishes thick mobile apps from serverless mobile apps in a robotic system?

• Thick apps rely on external servers for processing, while serverless apps store all data locally on the device.

• Thick apps perform most processing on the device, while serverless apps offload processing to cloud or edge services without managing server infrastructure.

• Serverless apps require continuous internet access, while thick apps cannot connect to the internet.

• Thick apps cannot be used in robotics, while serverless apps are designed exclusively for wearable devices.

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a software-based robot, based on how robots are classified by appearance?

• A Roomba vacuum cleaner that physically moves around to clean your house.

• A virtual simulation of a TurtleBot navigating a maze in the Gazebo simulator.

• A robotic arm used in a car factory to assemble vehicles.

• A programmable LEGO Mindstorms robot performing line-following tasks.

​Quick Research Question -
Which Robotic Platform is most popular by number of users?

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Match each architecture to its computing location -

• Conventional CPS

• Cloud-Centric IoT Apps

• Serverless Fog Computing Apps

On the Device / Embedded System

In the Cloud / Remote Data Center

Near the Device / Edge or Fog Node

• On the Device / Embedded System

• In the Cloud / Remote Data Center

• Near the Device / Edge or Fog Node

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In the Smart Hospital Delivery Robot case, what is the primary use of platforms like Webots or Gazebo?

• To perform real-time navigation in hospital corridors.

• To simulate and test robot behaviors and routes before physical deployment.

• To manage inventory and schedule delivery tasks for nurses.

• To connect robots to the hospital's Wi-Fi and cloud database.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following animals is NOT commonly used as an inspiration for swarm robotics?

• Ants

• Bees

• Wolves

• Fish

Multiple Choice

By 2010, the number of devices and endpoints under ____ (1)____ surpassed those under IoP, and by 2025, ____ (2)____ is expected to exceed both in terms of total connected entities.

• (1) IoT  (2) IoS

• (1) IoS  (2) IoT

• (1) IoP  (2) IoS

• (1) IoS  (2) IoP

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• Humans interacting with the internet or each other via connected devices

• Software services talking to each other, often without human input

• Physical devices talking to each other or services

IoP

IoS

IoT

• IoP

• IoS

• IoT

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Multiple Choice

Why is combining RFID with sensors considered an energy-efficient approach in wireless monitoring systems?

• Sensors eliminate the need for RFID readers entirely.

• RFID tags transmit data continuously, reducing sensing delays.

• RFID identifies when to activate sensors, avoiding unnecessary data collection.

• Combining them allows sensors to replace communication modules completely.