Robots 1

A multifunction manipulator programmed to perform various tasks is a(n) ____.

Industrial Robot

An intelligent robot uses ______ to detect changes in the work environment.

Sensors

The RIA definition of an industrial robot states that it is a machine, is reprogrammable, is flexible, and ____________.

Has a multifunction manipulator

Artificial intelligence is the ability of a computer program to make decisions based on _____.

Known information

A robot that can be given new instructions to preform new task is considered.

Reprogrammable

The ________ was the first Unimation robot sold in 1961

Unimate

A(n) ________ is the term originally used for what we now consider a robot

Automation

What does SCARA stand for?

Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm

The five main components of an industrial robot include which of the following?

Means for programming

The highest hierarchical control level is _____ control

Main

The ____ provides energy to drive the robot controller and actuator.

Power supply

Which of the following is an example of a means for programming

All the above

A robot's ability to move up and down, forward and backward, and to the left and right is described as the robot's ____.

Degree of freedom

A servo robot is a(n) ____ system because it allows for feedback signals.

Closed-loop

Three types of motors commonly used for _____ actuator drives include servo motors AC/DC and stepper motors.

Electric

Robot movement is initiated by a series of instructions stored in the end effector. (T/F)

False

Hierarchical control assigns level of organization to the controllers within a robotic system (T/F)

True

Linear actuators provide rotary motion to a robot's arm. (T/F)

False

Actuators can be powered by electric motors, pneumatic cylinders, or hydraulic cylinders (T/F)

True

Pitch is the side to side movement of a robot wrist (T/F)

False

The operation of a robot with seven degrees of freedom are less complicated than robots with tree degrees of freedom (T/F)

False

A non-servo robot is a closed-loop system. (T/F)

False

A servo amplifier translates signals from the controller into motor voltage and current signals. (T/F)

True

The four major work envelope configurations are revolute, Cartesian, spherical, and open. (T/F)

False

The work envelope of a robot using a Cartesian configuration is rectangular in shape. (T/F)

True