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Robotics quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a robot?

a)

A machine that can complete any task

b)

A machine that is programmed to complete certain task automatically

c)

A machine that is made to look like a human

d)

A machine that can do just about everything

2.

The four types of jobs we like to use robots for are:

a)

difficult, direct, ductile, and duplicitous

b)

duplicate, dry, delicious, and dental

c)

dangerous, delicate, dull, and dirty

d)

dutiful, double, dreamy, and desperate

3.

A washing machine...

a)

is always a robot

b)

is never a robot

c)

Is sometimes a robot

4.

The word robot comes from the Czech word “robota” meaning _____________ .

a)

forced labor

b)

slaves

c)

mechanical manipulator

d)

humanoid

5.

What is the name of a device used to detect what’s going on outside the machine?

a)

Effector

b)

Microcontroller

c)

Sensor

d)

Drive system/Drive train

6.

Isaac Asimov popularized the term “robotics.” What was his job?

a)

Scientist

b)

Science fiction writer

c)

Inventor

d)

Movie director

7.

One of the first industrial robots (1961) was called UNIMATE and was used in a ___________.

a)

car factory

b)

hospital

c)

fancy hotel

d)

aluminum mine

8.

Why are sensors important to robots?

a)

Sensors allow them to move.

b)

Sensors let robots change their environment.

c)

Sensors give robots information about their environment.

d)

Sensors give robots directions for everything that they do.

9.

What makes a robot a robot?

a)

It can be programmed to do something else.

b)

It uses algorithms to work.

c)

It looks like a human.

d)

It has artificial intelligence.

10.

What was the name of the first commercially available robotic vacuum cleaner?

a)

Trilobite

b)

Roomba

c)

Conga

d)

Salsa