ROBOTICS TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Who do we credit as the father of pneumatics, when did he make his discoveries, and
why was this important? - Correct Answers -Ktesibios or Ctesibius of Alexandria in 285
222 BCE. His discoveries gave man a new power source to work with that is still in use
to this day.
What was the Metal - Plated Warrior, and who created it? - Correct Answers -A suit of
armor that sat up, opened and closed its arms, moved its head, and opened its visor.
Leonardo Da Vinci
To whom do we give credit for creating the first real androids in human form? - Correct
Answers -Hans Bullmann
When did Benjamin Franklin conduct his famous kite experiment, and why was it
important. - Correct Answers -1752. his experiment proved that lightning is a form of
electricity and lead to his experiments with electricity.
What was the Jacquard loom? Who invented it, and when? - Correct Answers -An
automated system for looms that used a punch card control system invented in 1804 by
Joseph - Marie Jacquard
What are the three things that Nikola Tesla is famous for? - Correct Answers -Creating
the concept of the AC induction motor, designing the worlds first AC power plant in
Niagara Falls, and patenting his design for a radio - controlled boat.
What are Isaac Asimov's three laws of robotics? - Correct Answers -First Law - A robot
may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come into
harm.
Second Law - A robot must obey any orders given to it by human beings, except where
which orders would conflict with the first law.
Third Law - A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not
conflict with the First or Second Law.
What was the first true experimental platform for Artificial Intelligence? - Correct
Answers -Shakey, created by Stanford
What was the first commercially available microcomputer controlled industrial robot? -
Correct Answers -A T3 sold by Cincinnati Milacron and designed by Richard Hohn.
, When did BEAM robotics come to be, and who created this approach? - Correct
Answers -1991, by Dr. Mark W. Tilden.
When did work begin on the Robonaut 2 and what historical event was the Robonaut 2
part of in 2012? - Correct Answers -2007 and the first human/robot handshake in space.
What is the general definition of a robot used in this textbook? - Correct Answers -A
machine equipped with various data gathering devices, processing equipment, and
tools for operational flexibility and interactions with the systems environment, which is
capable of carrying out complex actions under either programmed control or direct
manual control.
What is an industrial robot as defined by RIA? - Correct Answers -An automatically
controlled, reprogrammable, multipurpose manipulator programmable in three or more
axes which may be either fixed in place or mobile for use in industrial automation
applications.
Who created the first industrial Robot? - Correct Answers -DeVilbiss Company
List the four D's of robotics and give an example of each as it relates to industry. -
Correct Answers -Dull, Dirty, Difficult and Dangerous.
Dull - Repetitive tasks identical in nature
Dirty - tasks that result in human operators covered in something and generally reduces
job satisfaction
Difficult - tasks that require the worker to move in unnatural ways or handle weight in
awkward position
Dangerous - tasks that pose some form of health threat to the person performing them
List three ways robotics has helped with research. - Correct Answers -Program testing,
technology proving, gathering dangerous data, space exploration, proof of concept.
What benefit to a patient does a robotic surgical system offer? - Correct Answers -
Reduced incision size, reduced damage, shorter recovery times or surgical procedures
that once required hospital stays now are out patient type surgeries.
What are some of the mundane tasks that we use robots for around the home? -
Correct Answers -Sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, pool cleaning and yard mowing.
Compare the top - down and bottom - up approaches to robotic creation. - Correct
Answers -The Top Down approach is where we start something very complex, such as
people or independent thought, and then try to create something as close to that as
possible with the technology available or derivatives of that technology. The Bottom Up
approach is where the inventor starts with a very simplistic input and control system and
then sees what happens.
ANSWERS
Who do we credit as the father of pneumatics, when did he make his discoveries, and
why was this important? - Correct Answers -Ktesibios or Ctesibius of Alexandria in 285
222 BCE. His discoveries gave man a new power source to work with that is still in use
to this day.
What was the Metal - Plated Warrior, and who created it? - Correct Answers -A suit of
armor that sat up, opened and closed its arms, moved its head, and opened its visor.
Leonardo Da Vinci
To whom do we give credit for creating the first real androids in human form? - Correct
Answers -Hans Bullmann
When did Benjamin Franklin conduct his famous kite experiment, and why was it
important. - Correct Answers -1752. his experiment proved that lightning is a form of
electricity and lead to his experiments with electricity.
What was the Jacquard loom? Who invented it, and when? - Correct Answers -An
automated system for looms that used a punch card control system invented in 1804 by
Joseph - Marie Jacquard
What are the three things that Nikola Tesla is famous for? - Correct Answers -Creating
the concept of the AC induction motor, designing the worlds first AC power plant in
Niagara Falls, and patenting his design for a radio - controlled boat.
What are Isaac Asimov's three laws of robotics? - Correct Answers -First Law - A robot
may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come into
harm.
Second Law - A robot must obey any orders given to it by human beings, except where
which orders would conflict with the first law.
Third Law - A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not
conflict with the First or Second Law.
What was the first true experimental platform for Artificial Intelligence? - Correct
Answers -Shakey, created by Stanford
What was the first commercially available microcomputer controlled industrial robot? -
Correct Answers -A T3 sold by Cincinnati Milacron and designed by Richard Hohn.
, When did BEAM robotics come to be, and who created this approach? - Correct
Answers -1991, by Dr. Mark W. Tilden.
When did work begin on the Robonaut 2 and what historical event was the Robonaut 2
part of in 2012? - Correct Answers -2007 and the first human/robot handshake in space.
What is the general definition of a robot used in this textbook? - Correct Answers -A
machine equipped with various data gathering devices, processing equipment, and
tools for operational flexibility and interactions with the systems environment, which is
capable of carrying out complex actions under either programmed control or direct
manual control.
What is an industrial robot as defined by RIA? - Correct Answers -An automatically
controlled, reprogrammable, multipurpose manipulator programmable in three or more
axes which may be either fixed in place or mobile for use in industrial automation
applications.
Who created the first industrial Robot? - Correct Answers -DeVilbiss Company
List the four D's of robotics and give an example of each as it relates to industry. -
Correct Answers -Dull, Dirty, Difficult and Dangerous.
Dull - Repetitive tasks identical in nature
Dirty - tasks that result in human operators covered in something and generally reduces
job satisfaction
Difficult - tasks that require the worker to move in unnatural ways or handle weight in
awkward position
Dangerous - tasks that pose some form of health threat to the person performing them
List three ways robotics has helped with research. - Correct Answers -Program testing,
technology proving, gathering dangerous data, space exploration, proof of concept.
What benefit to a patient does a robotic surgical system offer? - Correct Answers -
Reduced incision size, reduced damage, shorter recovery times or surgical procedures
that once required hospital stays now are out patient type surgeries.
What are some of the mundane tasks that we use robots for around the home? -
Correct Answers -Sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, pool cleaning and yard mowing.
Compare the top - down and bottom - up approaches to robotic creation. - Correct
Answers -The Top Down approach is where we start something very complex, such as
people or independent thought, and then try to create something as close to that as
possible with the technology available or derivatives of that technology. The Bottom Up
approach is where the inventor starts with a very simplistic input and control system and
then sees what happens.
