Robotics History

What is the name of first biomechanical automation on record?

• The Flute Player

• The Piano Player

• The Harf Player

• The Nerves Player

From what language does the word "Robot" come from?

• Czech

• Russian

• German

• Roman

Where did the first movie robot appeared?

• Metropolis

• California

• Paris

• Cairo

What was the name of theoretical computer which was introduced in "On Computable Numbers" in 1926?

• the Turing Machine

• the von Neumann Machine

• the Lovelace Machine

• the Enigma Machine

What was the name of a pair of battery operated robots that look like tortoises in 1949 by William Grey Walter?

• Elmer and Elsie

• Elmo and Malmo

• Flip and Flap

• Almer and Asia

In what year was the "Three Laws of Robotics" published by Isaac Asimov?

• 1950

• 1962

• 1979

• 1840

What is the name for the test to determine if machine is intelligent?

• Turing Test

• Turtle Test

• von Neumann Test

• Lovelace Test

Approximately, how many movements the first robotic arm was capable doing created in 1961 by George Devol and Joseph Engelberger?

• 200

• 100

• 300

• 400

What was the name for the robot with six joints that can mimic the movements of a human arm?

• the Standford Arm

• the Upholding Arm

• the Startup Arm

• the Fixed Arm

What was the name of the first robot using artificial intelligence created by the engineers at Standford Research Institute in 1972?

• Shakey

• Sharkey

• Sharpy

• Shorty