Robotics

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

An example(s) of dangerous robot work could be ______________________________.

• Service and clean nuclear reactors

• Defuse bombs

• Making a PB&J

• Stacking empty boxes

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Industrial robots are often used to perform tasks that are unsafe or boring for people such as ___________________

• Welding

• Painting

• Delivery

• Assembling

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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

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

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Medical robots perform which of the following tasks?

• Dispensing medication

• Competitive robotics

• Assistive surgery

• Assembly line construction

Who invented the term ¨robot¨?

• William Grey Walter

• George Devol

• Albert Einstein

• Karel Capek

Which industry did industrial robots transform?

• Agriculture

• Health

• Transportation

• Automotive