Robotics History, Applications, and Evolution

Who were water clocks with moveable figures created by?

• Archimedes

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Blaise Pascal

• Ctesibus

Who created many of the mechanical systems used in robotics today?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Archimedes

• Ctesibus

• Hero of Alexandria

What are human-like figures run by hidden mechanisms from Medieval times?

• Automatons

• Robots

• Wax Figures

• Automation

Who is credited with designing the first humanoid robot?

• Blaise Pascal

• Archimedes

• Thomas Edison

• Leonardo da Vinci

What was Jacques de Vaucanson's most famous creation?

• "The Duck"

• "The Pig"

• "The Cow"

• "The Horse"

What term was first used in a play called, "R.U.R.?"

• robot

• automoton

• automation

• robotics

Isaac Asimov was the first to use therm "robotics." What was his job?

• Scientist

• Inventor

• Science Fiction Writer

• Movie Director

What was the first "programmable" mechanism created in 1942?

• a paint-sprayer

• a washing machine

• a toy duck

• a calculator

In 1965, what university established the Robotics Institute?

• Yale

• Harvard

• Carnegie Mellon

• M.I.T.

What was the first successful electrically-powered, computer-controlled robot arm?

• Shakey

• WAP- 1

• Stanford Arm

• UNIMATE