08 Lectures For Note-Taking Practice

TECHNOLOGY: ROBOTS

You are going to listen to a lecture about robots. As you listen, write notes on a piece of paper. You may use the note-taking sheet to understand the outline of the lecture. 

Do not look at the Questions until the lecture has ended. Do not look at the Audio Script while you are taking notes. You may listen twice. Then use your notes and choose the correct answer.

 

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Definition of robot:

 

2 things a robot must be able to do:

1)

 

2)

 

Types of tasks & examples:

dull:

 

dirty:

 

dangerous:

 

Archytas’ “pigeon” :

Created in __________________ 

Use / Ability: Could fly - not far 

da Vinci’s knight: 

Created in 1495 

Use / Ability: _________________

Tesla’s boat: 

Created in __________________ 

Use / Ability: ________________

Industrial robot:

Created in __________________ 

Use / Ability: ________________

Exploring robot:

Created in __________________ 

Use / Ability: ________________

Personal robot: 

Created in __________________ 

Use / Ability: ________________

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1. What is the lecture mainly about?

  1. how to build a robot
  2. ideas about robots in ancient times
  3. robots in industry
  4. the history of robots

2. What is the simple definition of a robot?

  1. a machine that can do dangerous work
  2. a machine that can move automatically
  3. a machine that can think
  4. a machine that looks like a person

3. When was the first robot built?

  1. about 2,400 years ago
  2. about 2,000 years ago
  3. about 400 years ago
  4. about 200 years ago

4. What kind of robot did Leonardo Da Vinci design?

  1. a robot that could draw
  2. a robot that could fight
  3. a robot that could fly
  4. a robot that looked like a human

5. What did Tesla’s radio-controlled robot look like?

  1. a bird
  2. a boat
  3. a knight
  4. a walking table

6. What is a programmable robot?

  1. a robot that can do boring jobs
  2. a robot that can talk
  3. a robot that is controlled by a computer
  4. a robot that is used in industry

7. What do modern programmable robots need to do? Choose TWO answers.

  1. communicate with other robots
  2. get information from the environment
  3. make decisions
  4. perform a task

8. Where are most robots used today?

  1. at home
  2. in industry
  3. in schools
  4. in the military

9. Where are robots used for exploration? Choose TWO answers.

  1. in the ocean
  2. in outer space
  3. in medicine
  4. in volcanoes

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1- d

2- b

3- a

4- d

5- b

6- c

7- b & d

8- b

9- b & d