Discussion. Answer the following questions:

Answer the following questions:

1) What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word “robot”?

2) What types of robots do you know? What is an “industrial robot”?

3) Can you name any examples of industrial robots?

4) What are the typical applications of industrial robots?

5) Do you know anything about the history of industrial robots?

6) Industrial robots are in demand nowadays. Do you think that there will be robots in every home soon to do unwelcome or dangerous work?

 

A) Take this quiz to find out how much you know about industrial robots:

1. Which of the following characteristics is part of the definition of an industrial robot?

a. reprogrammable

b. automatically controlled

c. both of the above

2. Are industrial robots servo or non-servo controlled?

a. servo

b. non-servo

c. Industrial robots can be either servo or non-servo controlled.

3. Which of the following is NOT among the main components of an industrial robot?

a. refrigerant bay

b. mechanical unit

c. power source

4. Which type of power source is most often used for industrial robot actuators and controllers?

a. internal combustion

b. electric

c. hydraulic

5. Who is often referred to as the "father of robotics"?

a. Leonardo da Vinci

b. Joseph F. Engelberger

c. Isaac Asimov

6. In robotics, what are degrees of freedom?

a. the number of tasks spelled out for a robot by its software

b. the number of ways a component can move in three-dimensional space

c. the number of discrete tasks a robot can perform at the same time

7. Which drive system gives an industrial robot the most strength?

a. pneumatic

b. electric

c. hydraulic

8. What is the technical term for a robot's "hand"?

a. end effector

b. grip assembly

c. selector device

9. Which of the following are among the types of paths a robot can follow?

a. point-to-point

b. continuous

c. both of the above

10. Which activity is NOT performed by an industrial robot?

a. spot welding

b. material handling

c. aerial vehicle piloting

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