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WorksheetsHow Robots Work
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
The first use of the word "robot" was in what year?
1981
1921
2002
2017
What does the central processing unit (CPU) of the robot do?
receives signals
it does nothing
answers yes or no
sends commands to its moving parts
A robot can only do what it is programmed to do.
True
False
"Actuators" look like:
cylinders
boxes
long rectangles
all of the above
What is an "end effector"?
a punctuation mark at the end of a sentence
a tool attached to the end of a robotic arm
a position in football
the name of a robot
What are the 2 types of sensors mentioned in the ebook?
infrared and ultrasound
effectors and led lights
blue and yellow
Wheeled robots often have trouble getting past objects in their path.
True
False
The more legs the robot has, the less stable it becomes.
True
False
What does "autonomous" mean?
the robot can move on it's own
the robot needs to be attached to a human controlling it
What is "artificial intelligence"?
made up books
artificial coloring and dyes
programming robots to think like people
