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) too deep and dark for us (b) the water is warm (c) for swimming races (d) fish like robots
- 2.🚀 Why can a planet rover not be steered live like a toy car? (a) signals take minutes (b) it has no wheels (c) it is too small (d) it hates commands
- 3.🚀 A rover drives 1 cm every second for 3 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 4.🚀 What do we call a robot car that explores a planet or the Moon? (a) a tractor (b) a submarine (c) a drone (d) a rover
- 5.🏥 A hospital robot delivers medicine to 6 rooms, one trip for each room. Each trip takes 5 minutes. How many minutes do all the trips take?
- 6.🚀 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?
- 7.🚀 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?
- 8.🚀 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?
- 9.🚀 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?
- 10.🏥 A hospital robot delivers medicine to 5 rooms, one trip for each room. Each trip takes 4 minutes. How many minutes do all the trips take?
- 11.🚀 A planet rover drives 6 cm every second. How far does it go in 20 seconds (in cm)?
- 12.🏥 How does a surgery robot help a doctor? (a) talks to patients (b) gives medicines (c) makes tiny steady moves (d) does the job alone
- 13.🚀 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?
- 14.🏥 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?
- 15.🌍 Where does a bottle-filling robot usually work? (a) on a farm (b) in a warehouse (c) in a hospital (d) in a factory
- 16.🏥 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?
- 17.🏥 A surgery robot makes the tool move 3 times less than the surgeon’s hand. The surgeon’s hand moves 15 mm. How many mm does the tool move?
- 18.🏥 A surgery robot makes the tool move 4 times less than the surgeon’s hand. The surgeon’s hand moves 4 mm. How many mm does the tool move?
- 19.🏥 A surgery robot makes the tool move 2 times less than the surgeon’s hand. The surgeon’s hand moves 16 mm. How many mm does the tool move?
- 20.🌍 Where does a window-cleaning robot usually work? (a) in a factory (b) on a farm (c) at home (d) in space
- 21.🚀 A rover drives 5 cm every second for 2 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 22.🚀 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?
- 23.🏥 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?
- 24.🏥 A hospital robot delivers medicine to 9 rooms, one trip for each room. Each trip takes 6 minutes. How many minutes do all the trips take?
- 25.🌍 Where does a deep-sea robot usually work? (a) on a farm (b) under the sea (c) in space (d) in a warehouse
- 26.🌍 Where does a box-stacking robot usually work? (a) at home (b) on a farm (c) in space (d) in a warehouse
- 27.🚀 A rover drives 1 cm every second for 7 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 28.🚀 A rover drives 1 cm every second for 2 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 29.🏥 A surgery robot makes the tool move 4 times less than the surgeon’s hand. The surgeon’s hand moves 20 mm. How many mm does the tool move?
- 30.🚀 A planet rover drives 4 cm every second. How far does it go in 15 seconds (in cm)?
- 31.🚀 A planet rover drives 8 cm every second. How far does it go in 35 seconds (in cm)?
- 32.🚀 Why do we send robots to explore other planets? (a) robots like travel (b) it is a game (c) planets are warm (d) too far and harsh for us
- 33.🚀 A planet rover drives 4 cm every second. How far does it go in 20 seconds (in cm)?
- 34.🚀 A rover drives 1 cm every second for 10 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 35.🚀 A rover drives 1 cm every second for 1 minute. How many metres does it travel? =
- 36.🌍 Where does a parcel-sorting robot usually work? (a) in a hospital (b) in space (c) on a farm (d) in a warehouse
- 37.🌍 Where does a robot lawn mower usually work? (a) at home (b) in a hospital (c) under the sea (d) on a farm
- 38.🚀 A rover drives 5 cm every second for 10 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 39.🚀 A radio message takes 14 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?
- 40.🚀 A planet rover drives 2 cm every second. How far does it go in 25 seconds (in cm)?
Answer key
- too deep and dark for us
- signals take minutes
- 1.8
- a rover
- 30
- 42
- 16
- 34
- 8
- 20
- 120
- makes tiny steady moves
- 38
- 6
- in a factory
- 8
- 5
- 1
- 8
- at home
- 6
- 18
- 1
- 54
- under the sea
- in a warehouse
- 4.2
- 1.2
- 5
- 60
- 280
- too far and harsh for us
- 80
- 6
- 0.6
- in a warehouse
- at home
- 30
- 28
- 50
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