Search and Rescue Robots Quiz

What was one of the first documented uses of robots at a search and rescue site?

• After a natural disaster

• During a flood

• During a fire outbreak

• After a terrorist attack

What did search and rescue teams use remote-controlled robots for?

• To access locations where people or dogs could not go

• To provide medical assistance to victims

• To communicate with the victims

• To transport supplies to the site

What did the robots use to detect victims in the buildings’ rubble?

• Heat sensors

• Video and audio communication

• Motion sensors

• Infrared sensors

What challenges did the robots encounter in moving through the terrain?

• Communication failure

• Limited battery life

• Difficulty in detecting victims

• Navigating the rubble

What did designers learn from the challenges encountered by the robots?

• The robots were not suitable for search and rescue

• Identified improvements for future use in search and rescue

• The robots were too expensive to be used

• There was no need for improvement in the robot design

Why do we use comments in our coding?

• To give our opinion of the code.

• To let other programmers and our partners know what the program does.

• To confuse anyone who might be looking at it.

• To generate bugs in our programming.

Why are autonomous vehicles used in farming?

• To help with labor shortages

• To help farm in a more environmentally friendly way

• To improve harvest yields and provide more food in less space

• To give the farmers a technological advantage over other farmers

Sometimes emergency personnel cannot reach victims via ground transportation, which of the following would provide an alternative way to locate victims in an emergency?

• All Terrain Vehicles

• Boats

• Teleportation
• Drones

In the build reading, the PLTW guide says you should add what to your build to make it more stable?

• Structure

• Wheels

• Axles

• Flat Bearings

What are the three P's you should check if your robot is not working with your code?

• Persistence, Power, Play

• Power, Ports, Programming

• Purple, Polyethylene, Power

• Power, Piers, Programming