Science and Technology: Robots Flashcards
Who is the diminutive white and blue robot in Star Wars?
R2-D2
True or False: The term “robot” comes from the Czech word for “best friend.”
False
Which science-fiction writer came up with the Law of Robotics?
Isaac Asimov
. Nikola Tesla made a foray into robotics by designing what in 1898?
The telautomaton (a radio-controlled boat)
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True or False: More than half of the world’s robots are located in Asia.
True
Wakamaru is a Japanese domestic robot designed to help whom?
Senior citizens
What is an ROS?
Robot Operating System
Built in 1961, Unimate was the first industrial robot. What work did it do?
It helped build cars
How many Laws of Robotics are there?
Three:
“(1) a robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm;
(2) a robot must obey the orders given it
by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law;
(3) a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.” – Isaac Asimov
What was the name of the robot in the 1956 film Forbidden Planet?
Robby the Robot or Robby
What were the names of the human-looking robots in the movie Blade Runner?
Replicants
Japanese robot EveR-2 was the first android with the ability to do what?
Sing or Lip-sync
Optimus Prime is a robot in which film series?
Transformers
Many industrial robots with fixed arms are used for what simple
functions?
Pick and place
The da Vinci multi-armed wonderbot was designed for use in: surgery, car manufacturing, or warehouse handling?
Surgery
Which robotic car was the star of the TV show Knight Rider?
KITT
Some robots went rogue in which futuristic movie starring Will Smith?
I, Robot
What does AI stand for?
Artificial Intelligence
This programming language is often used in AI development, due to its simplicity and wide range of libraries for machine learning and data analysis.
Python
. What is the Turing Test?
A test for intelligent behavior
(Conceived by Alan Turing in 1950, the Turing Test evaluates a machine’s capability to exhibit intelligent behavior indistinguishable from a human.)
