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Robotics Basics

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Robotics is the study of (a)   and everything to do with them.

2.

Robots made to help in the hospital are called?

a)

Helper Robots

b)

Medical Robotics

c)

Doctor Robots

d)

Smart Robots

3.

Robots that are made to help build things?

a)

Builder Robot

b)

Exploring Robots

c)

Industrial Robotics

d)

Special Robotics

4.

Robots that are made to deliver things or travel?

a)

Flying Robots

b)

Transportation Robotics

c)

RoboCop

d)

Amazon

5.

Robots that help the army?

a)

Police Robot

b)

Iron Man

c)

Military

6.

Robots that explore difficult areas like the sea?

a)

Exploration Robots

b)

Shark Robot

c)

Swimmer Robot

7.

Algorithms help tell a robot what to do

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What does the Roomba robot do?

4 lines
9.

A machine is something made by humans to help make work easier

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Name a machine you use at home

4 lines
11.

A machine can complete the same job over and over again

a)

True

b)

False

12.

All machines are robots

a)

True

b)

False

13.

A robot can think like a human

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What are the 3 main parts of a robot?

a)

Input

b)

Digital

c)

Output

d)

Brain

15.

Sensors are ...... devices

a)

Input

b)

Output

16.

Types of sensors robots have that are like our senses

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
17.

What are the two types of signals?

a)

Analogue signals

b)

Happy signals

c)

Digital signals

d)

Hand signals

18.

Artificial intelligence (Ai)

is when a computer or machine can think and learn like a person

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Name an Artificial Intelligence (Ai) Robot

4 lines
20.

Ai robots use decision trees to make decisions

a)

True

b)

False

21.

WHO DID THE ROBOT WORD TERM

a)

CZECH PLAYWRIGHT

b)

NASA

c)

KAREL CAPEK

d)

TONY HAWK

e)

ROSSUM UNIVERSAL ROBOTS

22.

TRUE OR FLASE

THERE IS A ROBOT ON MARS

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

23.

WHAT DOES THE CIM STAND FOR

a)

COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURED

b)

COMPUTER INTER-MEDIA MEDIA

c)

CENTUCKY IFRIED MCCHCHICKEN

d)

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING

24.

WHAT IS THE IROBOTS IROOMBA

a)

A CAR

b)

A VACCUM CLEANER

c)

AN INTERNATION SPACE STATION

d)

A MOTORCYCLE

e)

A HUMAN AI

25.

WHAT IS THE BRAIN OF A ROBOT

a)

A COMPUTER

b)

NO BRAIN

c)

A CONTROLLR

26.

WHAT IS THE BUTTON CALLED WHEN YOU NEED TO STOP THE ROBOT FROM MOVING OR ACTING

a)

DEAD MANS SWITCH

b)

E-stop switch

c)

BIG RED

d)

EMERGENCY BUTTON

e)

THE TONY LEVER

27.

WHAT IS THE MAIN POWER SOURCE FOR A ROBTOT

a)

COAL

b)

GAS

c)

ELECTRICIITY

d)

solar energy

28.

WHAT IS USED TO CONTROL A WIRELSS ROBOT

a)

A WIRLESS CONTROLLER

b)

A WIRED CONTROLLER

29.

WHICH IS NOT A COMPONENT OF A BASIC ROBOT

a)

POWER SUPPLY

b)

INPUT

c)

OUTPUT

d)

MECHANICAL STRUCTURE

e)

TRANSMISSION SYSTEM

30.

THE WORD ROBOT IS DERIVED FROM THE CZECH WORD FOR

a)

WORKER

b)

MACHINE

c)

SERF

d)

SLAVE

e)

FACTORY EMPLOYEE

31.

Which sensor is this?

a)

Color

b)

Gyro

c)

Touch

d)

Ultrasonic

32.

Which sensor is this?

a)

Color

b)

Gyro

c)

Touch

d)

Ultrasonic

33.

Which sensor is this?

a)

Color

b)

Gyro

c)

Touch

d)

Ultrasonic

34.

What will this program do?

a)

Use the ultrasonic sensor to create a loop

b)

Create a forever loop

c)

Backup when the robot detects an obstacle

d)

Move the robot forward until it sees an obstacle

35.

What will this program do?

a)

Use the color sensor in a forever loop

b)

Stop the robot when it sees red

c)

Start the robot when it sees red

d)

Stop the robot when it touches an object

36.

What will this program do?

a)

Stop the robot if there is an obstacle more than 15 cm away

b)

Wait until the robot sees an obstacle, then start

c)

Help the robot avoid obstacles

d)

Use a wait block with the ultrasonic sensor

37.

Which of the following is a Boolean condition?

a)

see red

b)

move 3 rotations

c)

obstacle less than 8 cm away

d)

flash red brick status lights

38.

What does the hardware connection page tell us about this robot?

a)

The touch sensor is pressed

b)

The robot sees something blue

c)

The robot sees something 4.9 cm away

d)

The robot has moved 8 rotations

39.

What color does this robot see, according to the Port View App?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Yellow

d)

Red

40.

Where are the color-coded blocks in EV3?

a)

Canvas

b)

Hardware Connection Page

c)

Palette

d)

Port View App

41.

What is the blank work-space where your code in EV3?

a)

Canvas

b)

Hardware Connection Page

c)

Port View App

d)

Palette

42.

Who is my favorite student?

a)

You

b)

Not you

c)

Everyone except you

d)

You're in 2nd place- everyone else is tied for 1st

43.

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

a)

1981

b)

1921

c)

2002

d)

2017

44.

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

45.

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

a)

True

b)

False

46.

"Actuators" look like:

a)

cylinders

b)

boxes

c)

long rectangles

d)

all of the above

47.

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

48.

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

a)

infrared and ultrasound

b)

effectors and led lights

c)

blue and yellow

49.

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

a)

True

b)

False

50.

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

a)

True

b)

False

51.

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

52.

What is "artificial intelligence"?

a)

made up books

b)

artificial coloring and dyes

c)

programming robots to think like people

53.

What is a robot?

a)

A walking and talking machine

b)

A gas powered and remote controled machine

c)

Any programmable machine designed to move and perform tasks

d)

A statue

54.

True or False. Robots are made with parts that mimic human and animal behavior.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

True or False. The Wheels deliver electricity to power the robot.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

Which of these is the part of the robot that interacts with the environment such as grasping or carrying objects

a)

Motor

b)

End Effector/ Actuator

c)

Sensor

d)

Beteries

57.

Which of these controls all the operations of the robot?

a)

Actuator

b)

Motor

c)

Processor/Controller

d)

Wheels and Batteries

58.

True or False. Robots must have a remote control.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

True or False. Sensors allow a robot to roll around a surface.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

Which of these allows a robot to roll around a surface?

a)

Lightbulbs

b)

Batteries

c)

Wheels

d)

Processor

61.

This looks like a

a)

Controller

b)

Sensor

c)

Processor

d)

Power Supply

62.

This looks like a

a)

Controller

b)

Sensor

c)

Processor

d)

Power Supply

63.

This looks like a

a)

Controller

b)

Sensor

c)

Motor

d)

Processor

64.

This looks like a

a)

Body

b)

Sensor

c)

Motor

d)

Processor

65.

It is the science of designing or building an application of robots.

a)

Robotics

b)

Physics

c)

Engineering

d)

Information Technology

66.

The aim of robotics is to design an efficient robot.

a)

True

b)

False

67.

The word robot was introduced to the public by Czech writer Isaac Asinov (1890-1938) in his play R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), published in 1920.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

The word "robotics", used to describe this field of study, was coined accidentally by the Russian –born , American scientist and science fiction writer, Karel Capek (1920-1992) in 1940s.

a)

True

b)

False

69.

Most industrial robots have at least the following parts except for:

a)

Sensors

b)

Effectors

c)

Actuators

d)

Connectors

70.

Which of the following picture is a Rolling Robot?

a)
b)
c)
d)
71.

Which of the following picture is a Walking Robot?

a)
b)
c)
d)
72.

Which of the following picture is a Stationary Robot?

a)
b)
c)
d)
73.

Which of the following picture is a Remote-Control Robot?

a)
b)
c)
d)
74.

Which of the following picture is an Autonomous Robot?

a)
b)
c)
d)