Industrial Robotics exam questions with correct answers

What is a common definition of the term "robot" CORRECT ANSWER Automation What is an automation? What was an early use for automation? CORRECT ANSWER An object made by a person that moves automatically. The first useful automations were clockwork devices introduced in the Middle Ages to keep track of time automatically. Who was the dramatist that introduced the word "robot" in his writing? CORRECT ANSWER Karel Capek What is the meaning of the Czech word "robota" CORRECT ANSWER Forced Labor How did Issac Asimov's writings influence the way people think about robots? CORRECT ANSWER People began to see robots as useful machines In what year was the first industrial robot patented CORRECT ANSWER 1954 How were George Devol and Joseph Engelberger involved in the early development of industrial robots? CORRECT ANSWER Devol and Joseph worked together to get the first industrial robot developed and patented Four companies involved in early robot development for commercial use CORRECT ANSWER Prab Conveyor Company, Devilbiss, Asea, and Cincinnati Milacron.