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WorksheetsRobotics quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is a robot?
A machine that can complete any task
A machine that is programmed to complete certain task automatically
A machine that is made to look like a human
A machine that can do just about everything
The four types of jobs we like to use robots for are:
difficult, direct, ductile, and duplicitous
duplicate, dry, delicious, and dental
dangerous, delicate, dull, and dirty
dutiful, double, dreamy, and desperate
A washing machine...
is always a robot
is never a robot
Is sometimes a robot
The word robot comes from the Czech word “robota” meaning _____________ .
forced labor
slaves
mechanical manipulator
humanoid
What is the name of a device used to detect what’s going on outside the machine?
Effector
Microcontroller
Sensor
Drive system/Drive train
Isaac Asimov popularized the term “robotics.” What was his job?
Scientist
Science fiction writer
Inventor
Movie director
One of the first industrial robots (1961) was called UNIMATE and was used in a ___________.
car factory
hospital
fancy hotel
aluminum mine
Why are sensors important to robots?
Sensors allow them to move.
Sensors let robots change their environment.
Sensors give robots information about their environment.
Sensors give robots directions for everything that they do.
What makes a robot a robot?
It can be programmed to do something else.
It uses algorithms to work.
It looks like a human.
It has artificial intelligence.
What was the name of the first commercially available robotic vacuum cleaner?
Trilobite
Roomba
Conga
Salsa
