Robots Comprehension Quiz

In science fiction, robots often look human.That type of robot is called an android. The industrial robots used in manufacturing and production look like machines and not at all like human beings. So what does an android have in common with an industrial robot? Well they both have computers. And they both have sensors to gather information and ways to interact with their environments too.

Based on the passage, which of the following is most likely an example of an android?

• a computer screen that shows information.

• a robot that is built with arms, legs, a face and hair on its head.

• a car with four wheels and an engine that a computer controls.

• a cell phone that con not connect to the internet.

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Robots can gather information about their environments. How? With sensors. There are many different kinds of sensors that can be used to gather different information. With a light sensor, robots can detect light. They can be programmed to do a specific action when light is detected. Other kinds of sensors include pressure sensors, sounds sensors, and chemical sensors. Robots can have many sensors. One robot designed for hospitals has 27! Its computer used the information from those sensors to help avoid collisions as it moves through the hospital halls.

Based on the passage, a robot's sensors are most like

• a person's heart which pumps blood through the body

• a person's feet, which help them move out

• a person's eye, which help them gather information from their environments

• a person's brain, which helps them process information from their environments

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Robots come in all shapes and sizes. A current focus in the field of robots is very small robots. Micro-robots and nano-robots may have important uses in the future. For example, imagine a robot that could travel through a human's body to kill harmful cells. Or what about a robot that could enter the atmosphere and trap green house gases that are warming the Earth? Engineers working in micro- robotics often find inspiration from the animal world. Ants, for example, are known to work together to lift objects much heavier than they are. Knowing this, researchers at Stanford University created micro-robots programmed to work together like ants do. In a test, six of these small robots were able to pull a full sized car!

Based on the passage, a robot that could kill harmful cell in a human's body would most likely

• be very small

• be very simple to build

• not be useful

• look like a human

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Even the most human-like robots needs to be programmed. That's because robots can't think for themselves. They have computers that need directions for everything they do. This is true whether they're built to diffuse bombs, explore Mars, or something a bit more simple, like open a door. That said, researchers are working on ways to make robots lean and adapt when exposed to the data. But even then, rules that tell robots need to be written into their programs.

Which statement would the author of this passage most likely agree with?

• The robots of the future will not need to be programmed

• There is no real difference between a human and a robot

• The more complicated the task, the better it is for a robot

• Behind every powerful robot, there s a powerful program

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Whether if not they look like humans, robots can be identified by some common characteristics. Robots gather information about their environment. That means they sense things, but not in the way that we sense things (with our senses). Instead, they use sensors and other inputs to gather information. Robots also have a computer to process that information. And they have outputs like motors, buzzers and other devices that let them interact with their environments. We could say that robots do three things: sense (with sensors), think (with computers) and do (with outputs).

Based on the passage, which one of these is the best example of a robot?

• a piece of furniture that you could hang an umbrella or coat on

• a door built to open automatically for you using sensors and a computer

• a doll that looks like a human baby but does not talk, walk ,or cry

• a chip inside of a phone that connects the phone to the internet wirelessly

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Robots can make life easier for humans. They can do repetitive tasks precisely. Inside a house, a robot vacuum cleaner could clean the floor thoroughly. In hospitals, robots can deliver things like medicine, clean sheet and food and take away medical waste. In factories, robots robots can help assemble large machines. Robots can also help us learn about the universe. Since 2012, a car sized robot named Curiosity has been helping scientists on Earth learn about Mars.

Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

• Curiosity on Mars

• What is a Robot?

• How Robots Help Humans

• Robots in Hospitals

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Robots are well suited for repetitive tasks that require precision. Where a human can get tired and make a mistake, robots cannot. They just keep following programmed commands One of the most common uses of robots today is in welding. Making car and steel products often requires welding, a process of joining metal together, Robots can d this dangerous, repetitive task with precision. They are not affected by the sparks and fumes that can be dangerous to people. They can also weld very efficiently to help companies manufacture cars at a quick pace.

How does the author support the claim that robots are well suited for repetitive tasks that require precision?

• by including a quote from an expert in robotics

• by using the specific example of robots used for welding

• by describing that repetitive tasks required to make cars

• by explaining what happens when welding is not done precisely

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Sometimes, it can be safer to have robots perform tasks rather than humans. A drone is a robotic plane without a pilot. Drones can monitor forest fires and dangerous weather patterns, and they can go into wartorn areas to deliver medicine or to attack. Some robots are built for environments where humans cannot go. For example, robots might safely enter radioactive environments to handle nuclear waste or explore the very deep sea. Not all robots are made to do dangerous jobs, however. Some robots are built as toys or just for fun. There are robots that play soccer and other the imitate the behaviors of pets. Some robots are designed to help people with physical disabilities. And the field of robotics is expanding all the time. That means the robots of tomorrow are being imagined, designed, built, and tested today.

Based on the passage, robots that play soccer most likely

• were built as toys

• were created by mistake

• can also imitate pets

• can also handle nuclear waste

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