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How Robots Work

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The first use of the word "robot" was in what year?

a)

1981

b)

1921

c)

2002

d)

2017

2.

What does the central processing unit (CPU) of the robot do?

a)

receives signals

b)

it does nothing

c)

answers yes or no

d)

sends commands to its moving parts

3.

A robot can only do what it is programmed to do.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

"Actuators" look like:

a)

cylinders

b)

boxes

c)

long rectangles

d)

all of the above

5.

What is an "end effector"?

a)

a punctuation mark at the end of a sentence

b)

a tool attached to the end of a robotic arm

c)

a position in football

d)

the name of a robot

6.

What are the 2 types of sensors mentioned in the ebook?

a)

infrared and ultrasound

b)

effectors and led lights

c)

blue and yellow

7.

Wheeled robots often have trouble getting past objects in their path.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The more legs the robot has, the less stable it becomes.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What does "autonomous" mean?

a)

the robot can move on it's own

b)

the robot needs to be attached to a human controlling it

10.

What is "artificial intelligence"?

a)

made up books

b)

artificial coloring and dyes

c)

programming robots to think like people