All About Robots

Scientists who make robots are called-

• UX Designers

• Geneticists

• Roboticists

• Micro-Scientists

Nanobots are-

• Large

• Small

In ancient Greece, Archytas built an automaton (or machine that could move by itself) in the shape of a-

• sphere

• bird

• bull

• sun dial

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It wasn't until 1961 that robots came into everyday use when a company began using robotic arms to-

• build cars in its factories

• lift heavy containers off of ships

• dig holes deep into the ground

• handle nuclear waste

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Robots working in factories are sometimes a disadvantage to the humans who work there. Why?

• The robots take their jobs.

• The robots are unpredictable.

• The robots cause injuries.

• The robots have no personality.

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What type of robot is remote-controlled and allows people to explore a place without actually being there in person?

• Automaton

• Protectron

• Sentry

• Telerobot

Autonomous robots--

• do not need to be charged.

• do not need to be controlled by humans.

• are extremely heavy.

• are the cheapest type of robots to produce.

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According to the author, someday buildings and bridges may be built by swarms of--

• nanoparticles

• mobile-bots

• microbots

• transformers

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What is one things robots can use to gather information about the things around them?

• actuators

• solar panels

• sensors

• generators

What type of robot would be best used for fighting cancer cells in a human body?

• nanobot

• drone

• android

• Wall-E