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All About Robots

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a robot?

a)

A computer that can control a machine.

b)

A machine that can think for it itself.

c)

A machine that is controlled by a computer.

2.

True or false, not all robots need to be programmed.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which of the following is a robot?

a)

A small plane without a pilot that uses sensors and a computer to take off, fly, and land.

b)

A computer that a person can use to move a small plane without a pilot.

c)

The directions written into a computer that make a small plane without a pilot able to take off, fly and land.

d)

A person who uses a computer to make a small plane without a pilot take off, fly or land.

4.

A motor that allows a machine to move over the rocky surface of a planet is a(n)

a)

sensor

b)

computer

c)

output device

d)

robot

5.

Sylvie has a robot that helps her wash dishes. Which of the following must be true?

a)

Sylvie's robot is programmed to wash dishes.

b)

Sylvie's robot looks like a human.

c)

Sylvie's robot has not sensors.

d)

Sylvie's robot can also was and dry laundry.

6.

Which of the following is not an example of a robot?

a)

automatic doors

b)

a vending machine

c)

an ATM

d)

a clock

7.

Why are sensors important to robots?

a)

Sensors give robots information about their environment.

b)

Sensors let robots change their environment.

c)

Sensors allow them to move.

d)

Sensors give robots directions for everything that they do.

8.

Robots are best suited for tasks that

a)

Require creativity.

b)

are repetitive

c)

change very often

d)

are quick

9.

When did factories begin using robots?

a)

1800's

b)

1980's

c)

1960's

d)

2000's

10.

TALON robots use cameras to disarm bombs from a distance:

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What can sensors be designed to detect?

a)

heat

b)

light

c)

sound

d)

all of these

12.

Robots can work without a power source.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which technology is essential for a robot to understand voice commands?

a)

Actuators

b)

Sensors

c)

Speech recognition software

d)

Machine learning algorithms

14.

How do robots receive instructions to perform tasks?

a)

Through direct human control

b)

By reading a manual

c)

Using pre-programmed software

d)

All of these