Robotics MCQs

Robotics MCQs

Answer these 600+ Robotics MCQs and assess your grip on the subject of Robotics.
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1: What is the name for space inside which a robot unit operates?

A.   Spatial base

B.   Environment

C.   Exclusion zone

D.   Work envelope

2: What is the name for information sent from robot sensors to robot controllers?

A.   Signal

B.   Feedback

C.   Pressure

D.   None of the Above

3: Robotics is a branch of AI, which is composed of .........................

A.   Computer Science

B.   Civil Engineering

C.   Mechanical Engineering

D.   Electrical Engineering

4: Which of the following terms is not one of the five basic parts of a robot?

A.   Drive

B.   Controller

C.   End effectors

D.   Peripheral tools

5: Which of the following places would be least likely to include operational robots?

A.   Factories

B.   Hospitals

C.   Private homes

D.   None of the above

6: Decision support programs are designed to help managers make ......................

A.   Vacation schedules

B.   Visual presentations

C.   Budget projections

D.   Business decisions

7: Which of the following is not application of Robotics?

A.   Hills

B.   Medicine

C.   Military

D.   Industries

8: One of the leading American Robotics Centers is the robotics institute located at ....................

A.   SRI

B.   MIT

C.   CMU

D.   None of the Above

9: Sensor based servoing associate with ...............

A.   Robot pose

B.   Robat path

C.   Robot action

D.   Robot position

10: Which of the following “laws” is Asimov’s first and most important law of robotics?

A.   Robots must make business a greater profit

B.   Robots must follow the directions given by humans

C.   Robots must never take actions harmful to humans

D.   None of the above

11: Which of the following branch is not a parts of robotics?

A.   Computer Science

B.   Electrical Engineering

C.   Mechanical Engineering

D.   Chemical Engineering

12: The robot that repeats the same motions according to recorded information is called ..................

A.   Playback Robot

B.   Fixed Sequence Robot

C.   Variable sequence robot

D.   None of the above

13: Which of the following is a type of Robotics Perception?

A.   Path related

B.   Map related

C.   Edge related

D.   None of the above

14: What is AGV in manufacturing?

A.   Automated guided Vehical

B.   Automated grid Van

C.   Automatic guided Vehical

D.   None of the above

15: Robotics is an interdisciplinary branch of computer science and engineering

A.   True

B.   False

16: ABSO Data adjusts the indicated value of zero when the robot is at the HOME position, what's its name?

A.   Data Adjuster

B.   Auto-Sensor

C.   None of these choices are correct

D.   A Robot

E.   Absolute Data

17: What does ABSO Data do?

A.   Checks to see if the robot has exited its predetermined Home

B.   Retrieves and records a random digit from a telephone keypad

C.   Displays the signal strength of a particular frequency band

D.   Establishes an indicated value of zero when the robot is at the predetermined Home

E.   Generates and displays a map of the building

18: What value does ABSO Data set to zero?

A.   Money

B.   Business

C.   Home

D.   Weight

E.   Age

19: What is the measurement of the deviation between the command characteristic and the attained characteristic?

A.   Accuracy

B.   Mean time to failure

C.   Defects

D.   Efficiency

E.   Effectiveness

20: Accuracy is a measurement of what?

A.   The efficiency of the weapon

B.   The accuracy of the weapon

C.   The deviation between the command characteristic and the attained characteristic

D.   The deviation between the predicted characteristic and the attained characteristic

21: What is an active compliant robot?

A.   A robot with an on-board sensor that monitors its environment and modifies its motion accordingly

B.   One in which motion modification during the performance of a task is initiated by the control system

C.   One in which motion is fixed during the performance of a task

D.   One that responds to external stimuli

E.   A robot that can be instructed to move in a particular way

22: What is the actual position of a control point?

A.   The dimension

B.   The position or location

C.   The control point's orientation

D.   The function

E.   The position of the control point

23: The actual position is not the demand position because of what?

A.   Marginal cost

B.   Marginal cost pricing

C.   Unsensed errors

D.   Marginal revenue

E.   Firm's sunk costs

24: The actuator responds to what?

A.   A command

B.   A power supply

C.   A signal

D.   A pressure wave

25: A power mechanism used to effect motion, or maintain position of the robot, the actuator responds to a signal from what system?

A.   Navigation system

B.   ECS

C.   Steering system

D.   Motor

E.   Control system

26: What is used to effect motion or maintain position of the robot?

A.   Battery

B.   Wire

C.   Actuator

D.   Motor

27: What does the arm itself not include?

A.   Rotating joint

B.   Focal point

C.   Motor

D.   End-effector

28: What is the term for a manipulator with an arm that is broken into sections?

A.   Cadaver Arm

B.   Limbless Manipulator

C.   Articulated Manipulator

D.   Partial Arm

29: An articulated manipulator allows what type of motion?

A.   Rotation only

B.   Translation and rotary motion

C.   Rotation and translation

30: What is used to describe a jointed device?

A.   Muscle

B.   Cartilage

C.   Articulation

D.   Bone

31: What is a device that articulates?

A.   Jointed manipulator

B.   Leg

C.   Hopper

D.   Arm

32: What type of articulation allows a robot to reach into confined spaces?

A.   Jointed

B.   Springloaded

C.   Twisting

D.   Vibrating

E.   Articulated

33: What is a good example of a manufacturer using an assembly robot?

A.   Automobiles

B.   Pharmaceuticals

C.   Pharmaceutical manufacturing

D.   Assembly line production

E.   Car assembly

34: What is an alternative to a CAD model?

A.   Automatic Measurement Function

B.   Computer Aided Manufacturing

C.   Computer Aided Design

D.   Geometric Model

E.   Wireframe

35: What can the end-effector properties be derived from?

A.   The tool's mass

B.   A CAD model of the tool

C.   The material properties of the tool

D.   The geometry of the tool

E.   The geometry of the workpiece

36: What is the ISO code for Axis A?

A.   8370

B.   8373

C.   8365

D.   8364

E.   8376

37: What direction specifies the motion of the robot in a linear or rotary mode?

A.   Axis A

B.   Direction of travel

C.   Axis B

D.   Axis C

38: As used in this standard, what type of mode does the A direction specify?

A.   Linear or rotary with constant speed

B.   Balanced or unbalanced

C.   Linear or rotary

D.   Single-ended or differential

E.   Linear or circular

39: What kind of signal does the Axis Interference Area output?

A.   A signal that warns the operator when they are getting too close to an object

B.   A signal that indicates the direction of travel

C.   A signal based on whether the current position is within a predefined range

D.   A signal that can be turned off

E.   A warning signal for when the power to the station is about to expire

40: What is the base of an industrial robotic arm?

A.   The arm

B.   The robotic arm

C.   The robot arm

D.   The stable platform

E.   The robot

41: To what are industrial robotic arm are most often attached?

A.   Stable platform

B.   Manufacturing line

C.   Machine

D.   Tool

42: What is the Base Coordinate System sometimes referred to as?

A.   NAD 83

B.   UTM Zone 12

C.   Polar Coordinate System

D.   Cartesian Coordinate System

E.   World Coordinate System

43: What does the Base Coordinate System define in a cell or application?

A.   The origin of a coordinate system

B.   The coordinate space

C.   A common reference point

D.   A cell's size

E.   A coordinate space

44: What does the Base Coordinate System do?

A.   Allows for easy navigation

B.   Allows for easy comparison of maps

C.   Assigns a coordinate to every point in the world

D.   Defines the shape of Earth

E.   Defines a common reference point

45: What does the base structure of a robot arm support?

A.   First joint

B.   Second joint

C.   Third joint

46: What are the stationary base structures of robotic arms?

A.   Base Link

B.   Base

C.   Controller

D.   Battery Box

E.   Control Link

47: What is the base structure of a robot arm?

A.   The shaft that transfers power to the robot arm

B.   The human body

C.   The rotating base structure of a robot arm

D.   The robotic arm

E.   The stationary base structure of a robot arm

48: What is the process of operating all components of the robot over an extended period of time?

A.   Burn-in

B.   Shutdown

C.   Calibration

D.   Calibrate

E.   Reprogramming

49: For what purpose is the burn-in test performed?

A.   To test movement and movement programming

B.   To verify the output quality of a display

C.   To check for compatibility with the user's environment

D.   To ensure proper function of the monitor

E.   To test the readability of a text

50: What type of application is Computer Aided Design?

A.   Assembly language applications

B.   CAD/CAM

C.   Database applications

D.   Computer graphic applications

E.   Product design applications

51: What do CAD systems typically allow for engineering?

A.   Objects

B.   Lines

C.   Shapes

52: What type of application allows you to design schematics and produce blueprints?

A.   Design Software

B.   Computer Aided Design

C.   Computer aided engineering

D.   CAD

E.   Computer aided manufacturing

53: What is Computer Aided Design?

A.   3D modeling

B.   Software design

C.   Hardware design

D.   Design software

E.   Computer graphic applications

54: A rotating platform that delivers objects to a robot and serves as an object queuing system is called what?

A.   Wagon

B.   Carousel

C.   Loom

D.   Cart

E.   Printer

55: What are the names of the perpendicular axes in a Cartesian coordinate system?

A.   Fixed axes

B.   X-axis

C.   Origin

D.   Y-axis

56: What does Cartesian Coordinates represent?

A.   The location of an object in space

B.   A mathematical model used to describe physical processes

C.   A three dimensional Cartesian coordinate System

D.   A two dimensional Cartesian coordinate System

57: A Cartesian Manipulator allows movement along one or more of the three- what?

A.   Curves

B.   Planes

C.   Axes

D.   Joints

E.   Slices

58: What type of joints does a Cartesian Manipulator have?

A.   Concentric

B.   Angular

C.   Concave

D.   Convex

E.   Prismatic

59: A topology that uses joints that are arranged perpendicular to each other is called what?

A.   Isotropic topology

B.   Bipartite Topology

C.   Hyperbolic Topology

D.   Graph Topology

E.   Cartesian Topology

60: What does the term 'Cartesian Topology' refer to?

A.   A philosophical concept

B.   A mathematical structure

C.   A topology

D.   A type of graph theory

E.   The geometry of circles

61: What are a Cartesian-coordinate Robot's degrees of freedom?

A.   Leg

B.   Wheel-base

C.   Wheel

D.   Head

E.   Manipulator-arm

62: What is the outward radial force that is applied to an axis when the body rotates around it?

A.   Newton's Second Law of Motion

B.   Gravitational force

C.   Centrifugal force

D.   Newton's First Law of Motion

E.   Torques

63: What does the term centrifugal force mean?

A.   An inward radial force

B.   Centrifugal force that causes a drop in altitude

C.   Centrifugal force

D.   Centrifugal force that keeps spinning an object

E.   Outward radial force

64: What type of motion describes a calculated path that the robot executes?

A.   Random Motion Type C

B.   Linear Motion Type B

C.   Angular Motion Type C

D.   Circular Motion Type A

E.   Straight Line Motion Type B

65: What is used to manage the applied force to the object by the clamp?

A.   A motor

B.   A torque arm

C.   A computer

D.   Tactile, and feed-back force sensors

E.   A hydraulic actuator

66: What type of sensors are used to manage the applied force to the object by the clamp?

A.   Ultrasonic

B.   Magnetic

C.   Tactile

67: What do the feed-back sensors help the clamp to do?

A.   Keep track of the object's center of mass

B.   Detect when the object has been clamped too tightly

C.   Keep track of the beam width

D.   Assist in the alignment of objects

E.   Manage the applied force to the object by the clamp

68: What is the maximum force allowed to be placed on a person's body region from a robot collision?

A.   Tugging

B.   Pushing

C.   Clamping

D.   Dragging

69: What type of deformation does "clamping" result in?

A.   Shear

B.   Plastic

C.   Bending

D.   Volumetric

70: What does the term "clamping" refer to in this context?

A.   The process of restraining something

B.   The action of reducing the size or thickness of something

C.   The act of restraining or holding something in place

D.   The maximum permissible force acting on a body region

E.   The process of applying a clamp to a body region

71: What can cause a body part to be clamped?

A.   Pressure

B.   Vascularity

C.   Tight clothing

D.   Contact

72: What force could cause a body part to be clamped?

A.   Clamping Force

B.   Torque

C.   Resistance to Movement

D.   Shear Force

73: Which type of feedback allows a robot to control its movement?

A.   Continuous

B.   Error feedback

C.   Closed-loop

D.   Experienced feedback

E.   Discrete

74: What are the sensors that are used to feed back information about the manipulator's placement?

A.   One

B.   Two

C.   None

D.   Many

75: What is used to describe a robot system designed to operate in one or more of the four collaborative modes?

A.   Autonomous Robot

B.   Service Robot

C.   Cooperative Robot

D.   Collaborative Robot

E.   Robotic Team Member

76: What is a collaborative robot designed to operate in?

A.   One or more of the four collaborative modes

B.   A robot designed to operate in a factory

C.   A robot with a pre-programmed task

D.   A robotic arm

E.   A robot designed to operate outdoors

77: What are the parts of a command?

A.   Arguments

B.   Filtered

C.   Output

D.   Redirected

E.   Parsed

78: What does low compliance mean?

A.   Poor customer service

B.   Low productivity

C.   A stiff system when stressed

D.   Low employee morale

E.   High turnover

79: How much a manipulator moves when it's stressed?

A.   A little bit

B.   A good bit

C.   None at all

80: Compliance with external forces can be minimized by what type of modification?

A.   Modifying its motions

B.   Modifying its behavior

C.   Modifying its environment

D.   Modifying its cognitive process

81: What type of sensing is used to determine location, identity, and orientation?

A.   Ultrasonic Sensor

B.   Laser

C.   Contact Sensor

D.   Magnetometer

E.   Radar

82: What process describes the process where a robot is controlled over the entire path traversed?

A.   Path following

B.   Preplanned Path

C.   Traversal

D.   Path Planning

E.   Continuous Path

83: What type of movement is most important with a Continuous Path system?

A.   Running

B.   Smooth movement

C.   Quick movement

D.   Jogging

E.   Random movement

84: What does Monitor Algorithm compute for the actuators?

A.   Amplitude

B.   Torque applications

C.   Acceleration

D.   Frequency

85: What is the monitor used to detect trajectory deviations?

A.   Computer

B.   Camera

C.   Radar

D.   Control Algorithm

86: What is the name given to the set of instructions given to the robot by the user?

A.   Program

B.   Go

C.   Script

D.   Command

87: What is the name of the human-to-machine input device?

A.   Pendant

B.   Mouse

C.   Tablet

D.   Keyboard

88: What are some examples of control devices?

A.   A toggle switch, a dial, or a knob

B.   A knob, a switch, or a key

C.   A touch screen, a keyboard, or a mouse

D.   A lever, a pedal, or a switch

E.   Emergency-stop button, a start button, or a selector switch

89: Emergency-stop button, selector switch, or start button constitutes a what?

A.   Brake

B.   Fuel Tank

C.   Control Device

D.   Transmission

90: What is the means of communicating instructions to the robot?

A.   Command Mode

B.   Teleoperation Mode

C.   Program Mode

D.   Wi-Fi Mode

E.   Control Mode

91: What does the word "Control Mode" mean?

A.   The manner in which the robot moves

B.   The mode in which the robot operates

C.   The means by which instructions are communicated to the robot

D.   The position of a control wheel that allows the robot to be moved

92: What property of a system allows a control input signal to take the system from an initial state to a desired state?

A.   No feedback necessary

B.   Stability

C.   Controllability

D.   Feedback

E.   Periodicity

93: Control of what can be measured by the controllability?

A.   Device

B.   Message

C.   Instrument

D.   Event

E.   System

94: What are the outputs of a controller?

A.   Motor rotation

B.   Power supply signals

C.   Drive signals

D.   Motor signals

E.   Power supply voltages

95: What are the inputs to a controller?

A.   Motors and gears

B.   Electromechanical or hydraulic actuators

C.   Desired and measured position, velocity or other pertinent variables

D.   Sensors to detect changes in position, velocity or other pertinent variables

E.   Power supply, servo control and feedback circuits

96: The work environment is stored in the computer along with?

A.   Pictures

B.   Data

C.   Music

D.   Text

97: What do we use to store the robot and the work environment?

A.   The Robot

B.   The Work Environment

C.   The Controller System

D.   The Work Area

98: What type of computer does the robot control mechanism contain?

A.   All types

B.   All type

C.   None type

D.   One type

E.   Some type

99: What type of robot uses a Coordinate System?

A.   Cartesian Robot

B.   Roomba

C.   Automatic Machine

D.   Yaskawa

E.   Da Vinci

100: What is the main circuit board and processor of the Controller System?

A.   The Power Supply

B.   The Memory Card

C.   The Main Circuit Board

D.   The Central Processing Unit

E.   The Memory