Mechanical Engineering Crash Course

What is Mechanical Engineering?

• Building machines to helps us

• Building robots

• The design, construction, and operation of machines

• Designing machines to help us in our lives

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What is one of the oldest inventions in mechanical engineering?

• Houses

• Horses

• Shoes

• Wheel

What did Thomas Newcomen do?

• Invented Trains

• Invented the Steam Engine

• Invented Horse Power

• Invented the Wheel

In what year did the first public passenger train become operational?

• 1820

• 1890

• 1825

• 1850

Who designed the first airplane?

• Orville and Wilbur Wright

• Gerald and Henry Wright

• Thomas and Hanson Wright

• Gregory and Isaac Wright

What helped spark airplane development?

• Train Companies

• World War I

• The U.S. Government

• Steam Engines

What is a benefit of using robots in the work force?

• They do not get tired

• They are cheap to make

• They can work in dangerous environments

• Both A and C

What was one of the first industrial robots?

• Ultron Robot

• Jarvis Robot

• Advantix Robot

• Unimate Robot

What would a biomechanical engineer work on?

• Robotic Arms

• Microchips and computers

• Missiles

• Exoskeletons

• A and D

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What is the Austin Project?

• Designing Exoskeletons for the Military

• Designing Exoskeletons for Disabled people

• Designing Exoskeletons for workers

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