Robot Assignment                                               Name:

 

1. Which type of robot would be used to weld together panels in an automotive factory?

a. humanoid           b. industrial                       c. swarm robot      d. nanorobot

 

2. The smallest robots are called:

a. humanoid           b. industrial                       c. swarm robot      d. nanorobot

 

3. Robots that are collectively programmed are known as:

a. humanoid           b. industrial                       c. swarm robot      d. nanorobot

 

4. Which of the following terms would best describe HondaÕs ASIMO?

a. humanoid           b. industrial                       c. swarm robot      d. nanorobot

 

 

5. Which branch of technology deals with the design,construction, operation, and application of robots, as well as computer systems for their control, sensory feedback, and information processing?

 

6. When was the word robot first used?

 

7. When were the first electronic autonomous robots created?

 

 

8. What was the first digital and programmable robot named?

 

 

9. Unimate was sold to General Motors in 1961. How was it used by GM?

 

 

 

 

 

10. Robots have benefited society by performing repetitive and dangerous tasks and working in extreme environments that humans would have trouble surviving in. In what ways have robots caused concerns?

 

 

 

11. Try to define a robot in your own words.

 

 

 

 

12. Were you surprised to learn that the idea automata (robots) originated in the mythologies of many cultures around the world?

 

 

 

13. These robots have the capability to move around:

a. Manipulating Robots              b. Service Robots

c. Mobile Robots                           d. Educational Robots

 

14. These robots consist of a jointed arm, are reprogrammable and are used in industrial automation applications:

a. Manipulating Robots              b. Service Robots

c. Mobile Robots                           d. Educational Robots

 

15. These robots are tentatively defined as performing actions useful to the well-being of humans, excluding manufacturing operations:

a. Manipulating Robots              b. Service Robots

c. Mobile Robots                           d. Educational Robots

 

16. These robots are used as assistants to teachers:

a. Manipulating Robots              b. Service Robots

c. Mobile Robots                           d. Educational Robots

 

17. What do scientists call a robot that can safely and effectively interact with human workers while performing simple industrial tasks?