Online Robotics Quiz

_________________ involves the design, construction, and operation of a robot.

• Robotics

• Automation

• Assembly line

• Manufacturing

A ______________ is a machine that performs complicated tasks and is guided by automatic controls.

• Robot

• Cyborg

• Tank

• TV

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The 1st generation robots performed simple tasks or factory work that were _____________________ for people.

• Dangerous or unpleasant

• Destined

• Unfit

• Cumbersome or inconvenient

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One of the first industrial robots (1961) was called UNIMATE and was in a ____________________ automobile factory.

• General Motors

• Ford

• Chevrolet

• Honda

Robots can be used for...

• Precision work

• Exploration

• Repetitive or dangerous work

• All of the above

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A device that detects some important physical quality or quantity about the surrounding environment, and conveys information to the robot in electric form.

• Robot
• Sensor
• Color
• Loop

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A machine that is able to interact with and respond to its environment. characterized by three central capabilities: the ability to Sense, the ability to Plan, and the ability to Act.

• Taskbot
• Code
• Ports
• Robot

The three characteristic capabilities that define a robot are sense - plan - act.

• True
• False

A device to detect what’s going on outside the machine.

• Sensor
• Microcontroller
• Effector
• Drive system/Drive train

Who are the people that create robots?

• doctors

• engineers

• veterinarians

• taxi drivers