Robotics.1.1

In 1921, Karel Capek invented the term "robot" for his play, "Rossum's Universal Robots." The term is derived from the Czech word for . . .

• "worker" or "serf"

• "controller" or "brain"

• "structure" or "backbone"

• "clone" or "double"

"A robot is a re-programmable, multifunctional manipulator designed to move materials, parts, tools, or specialized devices through variable programmed motions for the performance of a variety of tasks." The two important key words in this definition are:

• tools and devices

• performance and tasks

• multifunctional and re-programmable

• materials and parts

Jobs that are dangerous, repetitive, or in hard-to-reach places are not being performed by ________.

• Clones

• Droids

• Controllers

• Robots

_____ welding is used to join two pieces of sheet metal by passing a high electrical current through a small spot where the two pieces touch.

• Arc

• Spot

• Stick

• Gas

CIM stands for . . .

• Computer Integrated Machining

• Computer Institutional Maze

• Computer International Machining

• Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Robots used by the automotive industry to paint automotive body panels because . . .

• Robots use better colors and are easy to program.

• Robots provide consistent results and don't need ventilators.

• Robots cost less than human workers.

• Robots can work 24 hours a day; 365 days a year.

Robots are important in all of these cases EXCEPT

• Robots bolt parts together quickly making them useful on high speed assembly lines.

• Robots can used to inspect parts - comparing the measurements of a part to the correct measurement.

• Robots can determine the orientation of a part so it can be picked up directly off a conveyor belt

• Robots can be programmed with a "dead man's switch" that will shut down any dangerous industrial applications immediately.

Robots are used in all of these hazardous environments EXCEPT

• The space shuttle uses a robotic arm to deploy satellites

• Scientists in nuclear labs use robotic arms to handle plutonium.

• Robots spray finishing car body panels in a well ventilated area.

• Mobile robots allow bomb squads to disarm potential bombs from a safe distance

A programmable robotic vacuum cleaner, a perfect example of the integration of robotics into everyday life.

• Roomba

• Swiffer Sweeper

• Robotic Sweeper

The brain of the robot. It contains a microprocessor which executes instructions programmed by the operator

• mechanical structure

• sensor

• controller

• joystick