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 are robots used deep under the sea? (a) fish like robots (b) too deep and dark for us (c) the water is warm (d) for swimming races
- 2.🌍 Where does a fruit-picking robot usually work? (a) in space (b) in a factory (c) on a farm (d) in a hospital
- 3.🚀 A planet rover drives 5 cm every second. How far does it go in 35 seconds (in cm)?
- 4.🚀 A radio message takes 8 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?
- 5.🏥 How does a surgery robot help a doctor? (a) makes tiny steady moves (b) gives medicines (c) talks to patients (d) does the job alone
- 6.🌍 Where does a bottle-filling robot usually work? (a) under the sea (b) in space (c) in a factory (d) on a farm
- 7.🏥 Who controls a surgery robot during an operation? (a) a trained surgeon (b) the patient (c) nobody (d) a child
- 8.🚀 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?
- 9.🚀 A planet rover drives 5 cm every second. How far does it go in 15 seconds (in cm)?
- 10.🏥 A hospital robot delivers medicine to 2 rooms, one trip for each room. Each trip takes 12 minutes. How many minutes do all the trips take?
- 11.🏥 A surgery robot makes the tool move 2 times less than the surgeon’s hand. The surgeon’s hand moves 18 mm. How many mm does the tool move?
- 12.🚀 A radio message takes 16 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.🌍 Where does a space-station arm usually work? (a) in space (b) at home (c) in a factory (d) under the sea
- 14.🏥 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?
- 15.🌍 Where does a lab sample robot usually work? (a) on a farm (b) at home (c) under the sea (d) in a hospital
- 16.🚀 A planet rover drives 2 cm every second. How far does it go in 25 seconds (in cm)?
- 17.🚀 A rover drives 2 cm every second for 7 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 18.🚀 A radio message takes 3 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.🌍 Where does a reef-mapping robot usually work? (a) under the sea (b) on a farm (c) in a factory (d) in space
- 20.🚀 A planet rover drives 4 cm every second. How far does it go in 15 seconds (in cm)?
- 21.🚀 A radio message takes 6 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.🚀 Why can a planet rover not be steered live like a toy car? (a) it has no wheels (b) it is too small (c) it hates commands (d) signals take minutes
- 23.🚀 A planet rover drives 4 cm every second. How far does it go in 55 seconds (in cm)?
- 24.🚀 A rover drives 4 cm every second for 5 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 25.🏥 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?
- 26.🚀 A planet rover drives 9 cm every second. How far does it go in 10 seconds (in cm)?
- 27.🚀 A planet rover drives 2 cm every second. How far does it go in 40 seconds (in cm)?
- 28.🏥 A hospital robot delivers medicine to 3 rooms, one trip for each room. Each trip takes 5 minutes. How many minutes do all the trips take?
- 29.🚀 A planet rover drives 10 cm every second. How far does it go in 15 seconds (in cm)?
- 30.🚀 A planet rover drives 4 cm every second. How far does it go in 20 seconds (in cm)?
- 31.🚀 A rover drives 2 cm every second for 4 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 32.🚀 A rover drives 4 cm every second for 6 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 33.🚀 A planet rover drives 3 cm every second. How far does it go in 25 seconds (in cm)?
- 34.🚀 What do we call a robot car that explores a planet or the Moon? (a) a rover (b) a submarine (c) a drone (d) a tractor
- 35.🚀 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?
- 36.🏥 A hospital robot delivers medicine to 3 rooms, one trip for each room. Each trip takes 3 minutes. How many minutes do all the trips take?
- 37.🏥 A surgery robot makes the tool move 5 times less than the surgeon’s hand. The surgeon’s hand moves 15 mm. How many mm does the tool move?
- 38.🌍 Where does a chip-placing robot usually work? (a) under the sea (b) at home (c) in a factory (d) in space
- 39.🚀 A planet rover drives 3 cm every second. How far does it go in 30 seconds (in cm)?
- 40.🚀 A planet rover drives 9 cm every second. How far does it go in 55 seconds (in cm)?
Answer key
- too deep and dark for us
- on a farm
- 175
- 16
- makes tiny steady moves
- in a factory
- a trained surgeon
- 20
- 75
- 24
- 9
- 32
- in space
- 4
- in a hospital
- 50
- 8.4
- 6
- under the sea
- 60
- 12
- signals take minutes
- 220
- 12
- 66
- 90
- 80
- 15
- 150
- 80
- 4.8
- 14.4
- 75
- a rover
- 30
- 9
- 3
- in a factory
- 90
- 495
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