Video 4 – Robotics Innovations

TRUE OR FALSE - Inventors and scientists have been taking steps to making their creations realistic and practical

• True

• False

Which category of jobs today have been taken over by robots?

• Professionals (Doctors, Teachers, Lawyers)

• Heavy Manual Tasks (Car Manufacturing, Factories etc.)

• Managerial (Directors, Presidents, CEOs...)

• Art and Design (Painters, Musicians, Actors...)

As shown in the video, robotic engineers have created robots to carry out some of the more human driven jobs. Which job is it from the following?

• Scientists

• Lawyers

• Writers

• Baristas

TRUE OR FALSE - 3D Printing of food is a reality.

• True

• False

The humanoids designed by NASA to operate the initial setup of camps on Mars are called...

• Camps

• Pioneers

• Red Planet

• Valkyrie

What is the purpose of sending humanoids to Mars before humans?

• It gives an opportunity for robots to rule over Mars

• It gives an opportunity to learn lessons after humans arrive there

• It gives an opportunity to learn lessons ahead of when humans arrive there

• It gives an opportunity to discover what robots can do in Mars

The Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa invented the R1, a robotic butler. The ultimate aim for the team of scientists is to create a personal assistant...

• ...that is both cheaper and more accessible for the general public

• ...that is both expensive and less accessible for the general public

• ...that is both cheaper and less accessible for the general public

• ...that is both cheaper and accessible for tech gurus

What is being introduced to the engineering of robots that seems to play an increasingly more important role in business and personal life?

• Ultrasonic Sensors

• Motors and Gears

• Sparks

• Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

In which TWO (2) other categories are robots being designed to assist humans?

• Sports

• Childcare

• Medical Care

• Creativity

TRUE OR FALSE - According to this video, we have reached a point where robots could take place of humans.

• True

• False