Industrial Robot — Questions and answers
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What did George Devol call his invention that could do dangerous or boring tasks?
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- Programmed Article Transfer ✓
- Human Labor Machine
- Automated Worker Buddy
- Factory Helper 5000
Answer: Programmed Article Transfer
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Why did George Devol think machines were needed in factories?
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- Humans were too fast and made too many mistakes.
- Humans got tired and couldn't always be perfectly precise. ✓
- Humans didn't want to work in factories anymore.
- Machines could talk to each other better than humans.
Answer: Humans got tired and couldn't always be perfectly precise.
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What was the main idea behind George Devol's machine design?
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- To make machines sing songs.
- To give machines 'motion memory' so they could repeat movements. ✓
- To build machines that could fly.
- To create machines that could tell jokes.
Answer: To give machines 'motion memory' so they could repeat movements.
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Who did George Devol team up with to create the world's first robot company?
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- Albert Einstein
- Joseph Engelberger ✓
- Charles Dickens
- Leonardo da Vinci
Answer: Joseph Engelberger
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What was the name of the world's first industrial robot?
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- The Collaborator
- The Unimate ✓
- The RoboWorker
- The AutoArm
Answer: The Unimate
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How did a person 'teach' the Unimate robot to do its job?
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- By typing a long code into a computer.
- By physically moving the robot's arm through the steps. ✓
- By telling the robot what to do with their voice.
- By showing it pictures of the task.
Answer: By physically moving the robot's arm through the steps.
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What kind of system helped the Unimate robot move its heavy arm segments powerfully and smoothly?
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- An electrical wiring system
- A hydraulic actuation system ✓
- A simple gear system
- A pneumatic air system
Answer: A hydraulic actuation system
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What was one of the first jobs the Unimate robot did at the General Motors plant?
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- Drawing car designs
- Selling cars to customers
- Extracting hot metal parts and spot welding car bodies ✓
- Cleaning the factory floors
Answer: Extracting hot metal parts and spot welding car bodies
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Besides General Motors, which two countries quickly began using and improving industrial robots?
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- France and Italy
- China and India
- Japan and Germany ✓
- Canada and Mexico
Answer: Japan and Germany
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What is one important way industrial robots have helped us?
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- They made factories very quiet.
- They helped us build taller buildings.
- They made working environments safer and improved product quality. ✓
- They learned how to cook and clean houses.
Answer: They made working environments safer and improved product quality.
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