Study Guide Questions for Module 536 Roboitcs

Study Guide Questions for Module 536 Roboitcs

Daily Quizzes for Robotics

Day 1

1. Jacquet-Droz invented ______. 1-4

  • LOGO
  • automata
  • a writing doll
  • manipulators for robots

2. Elektro and Sparko were the stars of ______. 1-4

  • Disney World
  • a World's Fair
  • "Star Trek"
  • the play "R.U.R."

3. Mechanical inventions that repeat a task over and over are called ______. 1-4

  • robots
  • dolls
  • automata
  • androids

4. The word "robot" was created by ______. 1-5

  • Walt Disney
  • science fiction writers
  • electrical engineers
  • Karel Capek

5. The word "robot" was first used ______. 1-5

  • in "Star Wars"
  • in the play "RUR"
  • in ancient times
  • at Disney World

Day 2

1. Modern robots have a control system that can be compared to a human ______. 2-2

  • arm
  • brain
  • leg
  • muscle

2. The power source supplies a robot's ______. 2-2

  • energy
  • strength
  • programs
  • hydraulics

3. Hydraulics provides power by using ______. 2-2

  • electricity
  • air
  • oil
  • steam

4. Pneumatics provides power by using ______. 2-2

  • electricity
  • air
  • liquid
  • steam

5.A robot's control system usually includes a(n) ______. 2-2

  • manipulator
  • end-effector
  • computer
  • pneumatic

Day 3

1. The robot's manipulator acts like a(n) ______. 3-2

  • leg
  • hand
  • brain
  • arm

2. The gripper is a common example of a(n) ______. 3-2

  • arm
  • end-effector
  • work envelope
  • manipulator

3. The human body has ______degrees of freedom. 3-4

  • 3
  • 23
  • 20
  • 6

4. Touch sensors help robots detect ______. 3-5

  • the work envelope
  • the operator
  • obstacles
  • end-effectors

5. ______is (are) sometimes used to help mobile robots avoid obstacles. 3-5

  • Manipulators
  • Grippers
  • Sonar detectors
  • Hydraulics

Day 4

  1. The information people receive through theirsenses is called ______. 4-3
  • programming
  • bionics
  • feedback
  • intelligence

2. What kind of sensors do robots usually have? 4-4

  • Taste
  • Smell
  • Touch
  • Nerve

3. Feedback about one's surroundings is transmitted through one's ______. 4-2

  • Eyesight
  • intelligence
  • hearing
  • Both eyesight and hearing

4. What do robots NOT have that is essential for feedback? 4-3

  • End-effectors
  • Reflexes
  • Senses
  • Muscles

5. Learning by seeing patterns emerge from information is part of the ______process. 4-7

  • remembering
  • thinking
  • reacting
  • feedback

Day 5

1. What can humans do that robots presently cannot? 1-12

  • Remember
  • Do tasks
  • Lift objects
  • Think

2. Robots cannot ______. 1-12

  • remember more than humans
  • do all the work of humans
  • lift heavy objects
  • think

3. Most working robots are found in ______. 5-3

  • films
  • hospitals
  • industry
  • outer space

4. A ____ is the person who inputs information into a computer. 2-7

  • designer
  • researcher
  • programmer
  • technician

5. The program language called LOGO is mostly used in ______. 2-8

  • hospitals
  • industry
  • education
  • the space program

6. A(n) ______is the brain of a robot. 2-2

  • computer
  • feedback center
  • end-effector
  • manipulator

7. _____ is the type of programming in which a skilled person moves a robot through the learning steps. 2-9

  • Walk-through
  • Remote control
  • Lead-through
  • LOGO

8. What type of programming uses a teach pendant? 2-9

  • Walk-through
  • LOGO
  • Lead-through
  • Remote control

9. Some robots can successfully handle fragile objects because of ______. 4-5

  • the interaction between touch sensors and the computer
  • the type of program language that was used
  • their degrees of freedom
  • both their degrees of freedom and the type of program language that is used

10. Robots that have sensors are called ______. 4-6

  • first-generation robots
  • third-generation robots
  • second-generation robots
  • automata

11. Robots without sensors are called ______. 4-6

  • second-generation
  • first-generation
  • automata
  • manipulators
  1. The manipulator Green Man is used for ______. 4-7
  2. space exploration
  3. hospital research
  4. underwater exploration
  5. both space and underwater exploration

Day 6

1. Robots ______. 6-1

  • never break down
  • always do better work than humans
  • are always found in factories
  • None of these answers

2. What do bionic researchers study? 6-2

  • Science fiction
  • Artificial limbs
  • Androids
  • Quadriplegics

3._____ is a dangerous job that robots are able to perform. 6-5,6-6

  • Cleaning up nuclear waste
  • Deactivating bombs
  • Underwater rescue
  • All of these answers

4.Robots can ______. 6-5

  • be used for bomb detection and disposal
  • work in mines when there is a danger of cave-ins
  • be used in rescue operations
  • All of these answers

5.Most working robots are found in ______. 6-1

  • films
  • hospitals
  • industry
  • outer space

6. What is a micro-robot used for? 6-2

  • Medical diagnosis
  • Voice controls
  • Remote controls
  • All of these answers

Day 7

1. Why are robots used in space travel? 7-2

  • Robots have fewer needs that must be met than humans do
  • Space travel often lasts for long periods of time
  • Space travel is potentially dangerous
  • all of these answers

2. The Mars rover robot ______. 7-3

  • took photos of Mars
  • took soil samples from Mars
  • is still on Mars
  • all of theses answers

3. Some day personal robots might ______. 7-4

  • clean your room
  • do your homework
  • take out the trash
  • All of these answers

Day 8

1. When a factory or warehouse goes robotic ______. 8-2

  • it is run better
  • some people lose their jobs
  • more people gain jobs than lose them
  • none of these answers

2. Of all working robots, approximately______are found in factories. 8-4

  • 50 percent
  • 90 percent
  • 80 percent
  • 70 percent

3. ______has been a world leader in robotics. 8-1

  • Germany
  • Russia
  • Turkey
  • Japan

Day 9

1. Who wrote the Three Laws of Robotics? 9-3

  • Science fiction writers
  • Karel Capek
  • Thomas Edison
  • Isaac Asimov

2. Which of the following is one of the Laws of Robotics? 9-4

  • A robot may not injure a human being
  • A robot must obey the orders a human being gives it
  • A robot must protect its own existence
  • All of these answers

Day 10

1.Robots can be equipped with ______that can be used to move the robot from one place to another. 10-3

  • Hydraulic legs
  • Wheels
  • Wings
  • All of these answers