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.🚀 What do we call a robot car that explores a planet or the Moon? (a) a submarine (b) a rover (c) a tractor (d) a drone
- 2.🚀 Why do we send robots to explore other planets? (a) too far and harsh for us (b) planets are warm (c) it is a game (d) robots like travel
- 3.🚀 A radio message takes 4 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?
- 4.🚀 A planet rover drives 8 cm every second. How far does it go in 60 seconds (in cm)?
- 5.🌊 Why are robots used deep under the sea? (a) for swimming races (b) fish like robots (c) too deep and dark for us (d) the water is warm
- 6.🏥 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?
- 7.🌍 Where does a window-cleaning robot usually work? (a) under the sea (b) in space (c) at home (d) in a factory
- 8.🏥 A surgery robot makes the tool move 5 times less than the surgeon’s hand. The surgeon’s hand moves 40 mm. How many mm does the tool move?
- 9.🚀 A rover drives 3 cm every second for 9 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 10.🏥 A surgery robot makes the tool move 4 times less than the surgeon’s hand. The surgeon’s hand moves 16 mm. How many mm does the tool move?
- 11.🏥 A surgery robot makes the tool move 4 times less than the surgeon’s hand. The surgeon’s hand moves 12 mm. How many mm does the tool move?
- 12.🏥 Who controls a surgery robot during an operation? (a) nobody (b) the patient (c) a child (d) a trained surgeon
- 13.🌍 Where does a fruit-picking robot usually work? (a) in a factory (b) in space (c) on a farm (d) in a warehouse
- 14.🏥 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?
- 15.🚀 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?
- 16.🚀 A planet rover drives 4 cm every second. How far does it go in 60 seconds (in cm)?
- 17.🚀 A planet rover drives 3 cm every second. How far does it go in 40 seconds (in cm)?
- 18.🚀 A rover drives 1 cm every second for 7 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 19.🏥 A hospital robot delivers medicine to 4 rooms, one trip for each room. Each trip takes 5 minutes. How many minutes do all the trips take?
- 20.🚀 Why can a planet rover not be steered live like a toy car? (a) it has no wheels (b) signals take minutes (c) it hates commands (d) it is too small
- 21.🏥 A hospital robot delivers medicine to 2 rooms, one trip for each room. Each trip takes 3 minutes. How many minutes do all the trips take?
- 22.🏥 A surgery robot makes the tool move 4 times less than the surgeon’s hand. The surgeon’s hand moves 28 mm. How many mm does the tool move?
- 23.🚀 A planet rover drives 6 cm every second. How far does it go in 25 seconds (in cm)?
- 24.🚀 A planet rover drives 6 cm every second. How far does it go in 60 seconds (in cm)?
- 25.🚀 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?
- 26.🌍 Where does a parcel-sorting robot usually work? (a) at home (b) in a factory (c) in a hospital (d) in a warehouse
- 27.🚀 A planet rover drives 10 cm every second. How far does it go in 30 seconds (in cm)?
- 28.🌍 Where does a space-station arm usually work? (a) in a hospital (b) on a farm (c) in space (d) in a warehouse
- 29.🏥 A surgery robot makes the tool move 4 times less than the surgeon’s hand. The surgeon’s hand moves 8 mm. How many mm does the tool move?
- 30.🚀 A rover drives 1 cm every second for 3 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 31.🌍 Where does a medicine-cart robot usually work? (a) in a factory (b) at home (c) in a hospital (d) in a warehouse
- 32.🚀 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?
- 33.🏥 How does a surgery robot help a doctor? (a) talks to patients (b) does the job alone (c) gives medicines (d) makes tiny steady moves
- 34.🚀 A planet rover drives 3 cm every second. How far does it go in 15 seconds (in cm)?
- 35.🌍 Where does a shelf-moving robot usually work? (a) in a warehouse (b) in a hospital (c) in space (d) at home
- 36.🚀 A radio message takes 22 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 crop-spraying drone usually work? (a) in a hospital (b) on a farm (c) in space (d) under the sea
- 38.🚀 A planet rover drives 10 cm every second. How far does it go in 10 seconds (in cm)?
- 39.🚀 A planet rover drives 2 cm every second. How far does it go in 30 seconds (in cm)?
- 40.🚀 A rover drives 1 cm every second for 9 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
Answer key
- a rover
- too far and harsh for us
- 8
- 480
- too deep and dark for us
- 99
- at home
- 8
- 16.2
- 4
- 3
- a trained surgeon
- on a farm
- 1
- 18
- 240
- 120
- 4.2
- 20
- signals take minutes
- 6
- 7
- 150
- 360
- 42
- in a warehouse
- 300
- in space
- 2
- 1.8
- in a hospital
- 6
- makes tiny steady moves
- 45
- in a warehouse
- 44
- on a farm
- 100
- 60
- 5.4
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