14 questions
Machines are similar to ___________________ in that they're designed to imitate human actions.
Inventions
Theater puppets
Insects
Computers
____________ involves a mechanical device that can imitate the actions of people or animals.
Automation
Robotics
Robot
Automobile
_________________ involves the design, construction, and operation of a robot.
Robotics
Automation
Assembly line
Manufacturing
A ______________ is a machine that performs complicated tasks and is guided by automatic controls.
Robot
Cyborg
Tank
TV
The 1st generation robots performed simple tasks or factory work that were _____________________ for people.
Dangerous or unpleasant
Destined
Unfit
Cumbersome or inconvenient
One of the first industrial robots (1961) was called UNIMATE and was in a ____________________ automobile factory.
General Motors
Ford
Chevrolet
Honda
2nd generation robots perform more complex tasks and ____________________________.
simulate human functions
mass production
automated functions
became sentient
Robots can be used for...
Precision work
Exploration
Repetitive or dangerous work
All of the above
An example(s) of dangerous robot work could be ______________________________.
Service and clean nuclear reactors
Defuse bombs
Making a PB&J
Stacking empty boxes
Industrial robots are often used to perform tasks that are unsafe or boring for people such as ___________________
Welding
Painting
Delivery
Assembling
Robots are often used for the 4 D's. Tasks that are dirty, dangerous, or ___________. Or to help someone with a disability.
Dull
Diligent
Descriptive
Difficult
Medical robots perform which of the following tasks?
Dispensing medication
Competitive robotics
Assistive surgery
Assembly line construction
An example of 'today's robots' could be _____________________.
Exploratory
Household
Medical
Sensory
________________________ move and sense surroundings and respond to changes in the environment.
2nd Generation robots
1st Generation robots
3rd Generation cyborgs
Terminators