Robotics Worksheet: Space and Medical Robots
Robot tip (Where people cannot go): Distance = speed × time: 5 cm every second for 60 seconds = 300 cm. A message there and back takes 2 × the one-way time. A surgery robot that scales moves by 3 turns a 12 mm hand move into 12 ÷ 3 = 4 mm.
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- 1.🚀 A radio message takes 18 minutes to travel between the team and a far-away rover. The rover answers at once. How many minutes after sending a command does the team get the answer?
- 2.🚀 Why do we send robots to explore other planets? (a) robots like travel (b) too far and harsh for us (c) it is a game (d) planets are warm
- 3.🚀 A rover drives 2 cm every second for 1 minute. How many metres does it travel? =
- 4.🚀 A planet rover drives 4 cm every second. How far does it go in 55 seconds (in cm)?
- 5.🌍 Where does a germ-killing UV robot usually work? (a) at home (b) on a farm (c) in a hospital (d) in a warehouse
- 6.🏥 How does a surgery robot help a doctor? (a) talks to patients (b) makes tiny steady moves (c) does the job alone (d) gives medicines
- 7.🚀 A planet rover drives 8 cm every second. How far does it go in 60 seconds (in cm)?
- 8.🚀 Why can a planet rover not be steered live like a toy car? (a) it has no wheels (b) signals take minutes (c) it is too small (d) it hates commands
- 9.🌍 Where does a chip-placing robot usually work? (a) in a warehouse (b) under the sea (c) in space (d) in a factory
- 10.🚀 A radio message takes 17 minutes to travel between the team and a far-away rover. The rover answers at once. How many minutes after sending a command does the team get the answer?
- 11.🌍 Where does a surgery robot usually work? (a) in a factory (b) in space (c) on a farm (d) in a hospital
- 12.🚀 A radio message takes 19 minutes to travel between the team and a far-away rover. The rover answers at once. How many minutes after sending a command does the team get the answer?
- 13.🏥 A surgery robot makes the tool move 5 times less than the surgeon’s hand. The surgeon’s hand moves 35 mm. How many mm does the tool move?
- 14.🌍 Where does a satellite-fixing robot usually work? (a) on a farm (b) in space (c) in a warehouse (d) in a hospital
- 15.🚀 A radio message takes 5 minutes to travel between the team and a far-away rover. The rover answers at once. How many minutes after sending a command does the team get the answer?
- 16.🚀 A radio message takes 7 minutes to travel between the team and a far-away rover. The rover answers at once. How many minutes after sending a command does the team get the answer?
- 17.🚀 A rover drives 3 cm every second for 2 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 18.🚀 A radio message takes 9 minutes to travel between the team and a far-away rover. The rover answers at once. How many minutes after sending a command does the team get the answer?
- 19.🚀 A rover drives 3 cm every second for 1 minute. How many metres does it travel? =
- 20.🚀 What do we call a robot car that explores a planet or the Moon? (a) a submarine (b) a tractor (c) a rover (d) a drone
- 21.🚀 A radio message takes 15 minutes to travel between the team and a far-away rover. The rover answers at once. How many minutes after sending a command does the team get the answer?
- 22.🚀 A planet rover drives 3 cm every second. How far does it go in 30 seconds (in cm)?
- 23.🚀 A planet rover drives 3 cm every second. How far does it go in 45 seconds (in cm)?
- 24.🚀 A planet rover drives 6 cm every second. How far does it go in 30 seconds (in cm)?
- 25.🌊 Why are robots used deep under the sea? (a) the water is warm (b) too deep and dark for us (c) for swimming races (d) fish like robots
- 26.🚀 A rover drives 1 cm every second for 4 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 27.🌍 Where does a seabed pipe robot usually work? (a) on a farm (b) under the sea (c) in a warehouse (d) in a hospital
- 28.🏥 A surgery robot makes the tool move 5 times less than the surgeon’s hand. The surgeon’s hand moves 20 mm. How many mm does the tool move?
- 29.🏥 A surgery robot makes the tool move 3 times less than the surgeon’s hand. The surgeon’s hand moves 24 mm. How many mm does the tool move?
- 30.🏥 Who controls a surgery robot during an operation? (a) nobody (b) a child (c) the patient (d) a trained surgeon
- 31.🏥 A hospital robot delivers medicine to 7 rooms, one trip for each room. Each trip takes 3 minutes. How many minutes do all the trips take?
- 32.🏥 A surgery robot makes the tool move 3 times less than the surgeon’s hand. The surgeon’s hand moves 12 mm. How many mm does the tool move?
- 33.🚀 A rover drives 1 cm every second for 1 minute. How many metres does it travel? =
- 34.🚀 A rover drives 5 cm every second for 3 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 35.🏥 A hospital robot delivers medicine to 7 rooms, one trip for each room. Each trip takes 5 minutes. How many minutes do all the trips take?
- 36.🚀 A radio message takes 10 minutes to travel between the team and a far-away rover. The rover answers at once. How many minutes after sending a command does the team get the answer?
- 37.🌍 Where does a space-station arm usually work? (a) in a warehouse (b) under the sea (c) in space (d) at home
- 38.🌍 Where does a fruit-picking robot usually work? (a) in space (b) under the sea (c) on a farm (d) in a warehouse
- 39.🚀 A rover drives 4 cm every second for 7 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 40.🚀 A rover drives 5 cm every second for 6 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
Answer key
- 36
- too far and harsh for us
- 1.2
- 220
- in a hospital
- makes tiny steady moves
- 480
- signals take minutes
- in a factory
- 34
- in a hospital
- 38
- 7
- in space
- 10
- 14
- 3.6
- 18
- 1.8
- a rover
- 30
- 90
- 135
- 180
- too deep and dark for us
- 2.4
- under the sea
- 4
- 8
- a trained surgeon
- 21
- 4
- 0.6
- 9
- 35
- 20
- in space
- on a farm
- 16.8
- 18
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