All About Robots

What is a robot?

• A computer that can control a machine.

• A machine that can think for it itself.

• A machine that is controlled by a computer.

True or false, not all robots need to be programmed.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a robot?

• A small plane without a pilot that uses sensors and a computer to take off, fly, and land.

• A computer that a person can use to move a small plane without a pilot.

• The directions written into a computer that make a small plane without a pilot able to take off, fly and land.

• A person who uses a computer to make a small plane without a pilot take off, fly or land.

A motor that allows a machine to move over the rocky surface of a planet is a(n)

• sensor

• computer

• output device

• robot

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Sylvie has a robot that helps her wash dishes. Which of the following must be true?

• Sylvie's robot is programmed to wash dishes.

• Sylvie's robot looks like a human.

• Sylvie's robot has not sensors.

• Sylvie's robot can also was and dry laundry.

Which of the following is not an example of a robot?

• automatic doors

• a vending machine

• an ATM

• a clock

Why are sensors important to robots?

• Sensors give robots information about their environment.

• Sensors let robots change their environment.

• Sensors allow them to move.

• Sensors give robots directions for everything that they do.

Robots are best suited for tasks that

• Require creativity.

• are repetitive

• change very often

• are quick

When did factories begin using robots?

• 1800's

• 1980's

• 1960's

• 2000's

TALON robots use cameras to disarm bombs from a distance:

• True

• False

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