Industrial Robotics Quiz

Robots are ideal for industrial applications dealing with tasks that are...

• clean

• exciting

• dull

• safe

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Industrial robots are ideal to substitute humans in monotonous activities.

• True

• False

Cobots are specifically designed to work alongside humans.

• True

• False

Robots and automation are being considered as possible solutions to supply chain and labor shortage issues.

• True

• False

Industrial robots are also equipped with internal sensors for arm positioning and speed feedback control.

• True

• False

Transducers that can serve as output devices for PLCs include…

• relay/contactors

• sensors

• cameras

• microphones

Which of the following is a common type of industrial robot arm configuration?

• Delta

• SCARA

• Cartesian

• All of the above

Some alternatives for actuators in robotic arms include

• Servomotors

• Pneumatic cylinders

• DC motors

• All of the above

In _____ robots the arm rotates about the base or shoulder, in addition to up-and-down and in-and-out (reciprocating) motions.

• Cylindrical

• Cartesian

• Spherical

• SCARA

Which of the following types of robots are commonly used in logistics and warehousing?

• Mobile robots

• Humanoid robots

• Industrial arms

• Service robots