Robotics Review Part 2 (FL21)

An actuator is a ...

• Digital device that senses movement

• Digital device that produces movement

• Analogue device that senses movement

• Analogue device that produces movement

Which of these actuators mainly produces precise rotary motion

• DC Motor

• Servo

• Solenoid

• Rack and Pinion

What would you call a monitoring system that has an actuator added to it?

• A control system

• A movable monitoring system

• It is still a monitoring system

• Awesome

What is a device called that uses electrical energy to produce physical motion?

____________ involves a mechanical device that can imitate the actions of people or animals.

• Automation

• Robotics

• Robot

• Automobile

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

An example(s) of dangerous robot work could be ______________________________.

• Service and clean nuclear reactors

• Defuse bombs

• Making a PB&J

• Stacking empty boxes

Robots are often used for the 4 D's. Tasks that are dirty, dangerous, or ___________. Or to help someone with a disability.

• Dull

• Diligent

• Descriptive

• Difficult

This is an example of a(n)

• remote control robot

• autonomous robot

• tethered robot

• artificial intelligence robot