The Robot Revolution

Where did the term "robot" come from?

• Ancient Egyptians used it to refer to their inventions.

• The Czech word "robota", which means "forced labour".

• It's a Russian word for a created person.

When was the first programmable robot invented?

• 1954

• 1495

• 1549

What are robots best at?

• Thinking independently.

• Keeping people company.

• Perfoming repetitive tasks.

What kinds of tasks can't robots do?

• Building cars.

• Perfoming surgery.

• Any task they have not been programmed to do.

How do you give instructions to a robot?

• By asking to do the tasks politely.

• By programming the robot.

• By talking to it in a robot voice.

Where can robots go that humans can't?

• Nowhere.

• Robot City.

• Deep space, or deep below the oceans.

• Stars like the sun

The robotic controller is often reffered to as the "brains" of a robot. What have robots got for brains?

• Computers.

• Smaller robots.

• Modems.