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.🚀 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
- 2.🏥 A hospital robot delivers medicine to 7 rooms, one trip for each room. Each trip takes 7 minutes. How many minutes do all the trips take?
- 3.🏥 A surgery robot makes the tool move 4 times less than the surgeon’s hand. The surgeon’s hand moves 24 mm. How many mm does the tool move?
- 4.🏥 A hospital robot delivers medicine to 9 rooms, one trip for each room. Each trip takes 11 minutes. How many minutes do all the trips take?
- 5.🚀 A planet rover drives 10 cm every second. How far does it go in 15 seconds (in cm)?
- 6.🚀 A planet rover drives 10 cm every second. How far does it go in 20 seconds (in cm)?
- 7.🌍 Where does a pool-cleaning robot usually work? (a) at home (b) under the sea (c) in a factory (d) in space
- 8.🚀 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?
- 9.🚀 Why do we send robots to explore other planets? (a) robots like travel (b) it is a game (c) too far and harsh for us (d) planets are warm
- 10.🚀 A rover drives 1 cm every second for 10 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 11.🏥 A surgery robot makes the tool move 4 times less than the surgeon’s hand. The surgeon’s hand moves 32 mm. How many mm does the tool move?
- 12.🚀 A planet rover drives 8 cm every second. How far does it go in 25 seconds (in cm)?
- 13.🚀 What do we call a robot car that explores a planet or the Moon? (a) a tractor (b) a submarine (c) a rover (d) a drone
- 14.🚀 A rover drives 4 cm every second for 6 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 15.🚀 A rover drives 3 cm every second for 5 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 16.🚀 A rover drives 1 cm every second for 2 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 17.🚀 A planet rover drives 8 cm every second. How far does it go in 30 seconds (in cm)?
- 18.🏥 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
- 19.🏥 A hospital robot delivers medicine to 6 rooms, one trip for each room. Each trip takes 11 minutes. How many minutes do all the trips take?
- 20.🏥 Who controls a surgery robot during an operation? (a) the patient (b) nobody (c) a trained surgeon (d) a child
- 21.🚀 A planet rover drives 6 cm every second. How far does it go in 35 seconds (in cm)?
- 22.🌍 Where does a satellite-fixing robot usually work? (a) in space (b) in a hospital (c) at home (d) in a warehouse
- 23.🚀 A planet rover drives 5 cm every second. How far does it go in 30 seconds (in cm)?
- 24.🌍 Where does a crop-spraying drone usually work? (a) in a warehouse (b) in space (c) on a farm (d) under the sea
- 25.🚀 A rover drives 4 cm every second for 2 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 26.🏥 A surgery robot makes the tool move 5 times less than the surgeon’s hand. The surgeon’s hand moves 5 mm. How many mm does the tool move?
- 27.🚀 A radio message takes 12 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?
- 28.🚀 A planet rover drives 5 cm every second. How far does it go in 40 seconds (in cm)?
- 29.🚀 A planet rover drives 3 cm every second. How far does it go in 20 seconds (in cm)?
- 30.🚀 A radio message takes 11 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?
- 31.🚀 A planet rover drives 8 cm every second. How far does it go in 10 seconds (in cm)?
- 32.🚀 A planet rover drives 2 cm every second. How far does it go in 25 seconds (in cm)?
- 33.🚀 A planet rover drives 4 cm every second. How far does it go in 20 seconds (in cm)?
- 34.🏥 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?
- 35.🚀 A rover drives 1 cm every second for 3 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 36.🏥 A surgery robot makes the tool move 3 times less than the surgeon’s hand. The surgeon’s hand moves 9 mm. How many mm does the tool move?
- 37.🚀 A radio message takes 21 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?
- 38.🚀 A rover drives 2 cm every second for 4 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 39.🌍 Where does a germ-killing UV robot usually work? (a) under the sea (b) in space (c) in a hospital (d) in a warehouse
- 40.🏥 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?
Answer key
- signals take minutes
- 49
- 6
- 99
- 150
- 200
- at home
- 10
- too far and harsh for us
- 6
- 8
- 200
- a rover
- 14.4
- 9
- 1.2
- 240
- makes tiny steady moves
- 66
- a trained surgeon
- 210
- in space
- 150
- on a farm
- 4.8
- 1
- 24
- 200
- 60
- 22
- 80
- 50
- 80
- 7
- 1.8
- 3
- 42
- 4.8
- in a hospital
- 4
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