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 planet rover drives 9 cm every second. How far does it go in 10 seconds (in cm)?
- 2.🚀 Why do we send robots to explore other planets? (a) it is a game (b) robots like travel (c) too far and harsh for us (d) planets are warm
- 3.🌊 Why are robots used deep under the sea? (a) for swimming races (b) the water is warm (c) fish like robots (d) too deep and dark for us
- 4.🌍 Where does a weeding robot usually work? (a) on a farm (b) in space (c) at home (d) in a factory
- 5.🌍 Where does a pool-cleaning robot usually work? (a) at home (b) in space (c) on a farm (d) under the sea
- 6.🚀 A rover drives 4 cm every second for 2 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 7.🏥 A hospital robot delivers medicine to 2 rooms, one trip for each room. Each trip takes 5 minutes. How many minutes do all the trips take?
- 8.🚀 A rover drives 2 cm every second for 6 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 9.🚀 A rover drives 5 cm every second for 3 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 10.🏥 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?
- 11.🏥 A hospital robot delivers medicine to 7 rooms, one trip for each room. Each trip takes 11 minutes. How many minutes do all the trips take?
- 12.🚀 A planet rover drives 4 cm every second. How far does it go in 30 seconds (in cm)?
- 13.🚀 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?
- 14.🚀 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
- 15.🚀 A planet rover drives 3 cm every second. How far does it go in 20 seconds (in cm)?
- 16.🏥 A hospital robot delivers medicine to 5 rooms, one trip for each room. Each trip takes 6 minutes. How many minutes do all the trips take?
- 17.🚀 A planet rover drives 5 cm every second. How far does it go in 20 seconds (in cm)?
- 18.🚀 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?
- 19.🏥 A hospital robot delivers medicine to 2 rooms, one trip for each room. Each trip takes 6 minutes. How many minutes do all the trips take?
- 20.🌍 Where does a planet rover usually work? (a) in a warehouse (b) in space (c) in a factory (d) on a farm
- 21.🏥 How does a surgery robot help a doctor? (a) does the job alone (b) gives medicines (c) talks to patients (d) makes tiny steady moves
- 22.🚀 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?
- 23.🚀 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?
- 24.🏥 A surgery robot makes the tool move 5 times less than the surgeon’s hand. The surgeon’s hand moves 45 mm. How many mm does the tool move?
- 25.🚀 A rover drives 5 cm every second for 10 minutes. How many metres does it travel? =
- 26.🌍 Where does a car-welding robot arm usually work? (a) in a factory (b) under the sea (c) in a warehouse (d) at home
- 27.🚀 A planet rover drives 10 cm every second. How far does it go in 25 seconds (in cm)?
- 28.🚀 A planet rover drives 6 cm every second. How far does it go in 50 seconds (in cm)?
- 29.🌍 Where does a parcel-sorting robot usually work? (a) in a warehouse (b) in a factory (c) on a farm (d) in space
- 30.🏥 A surgery robot makes the tool move 5 times less than the surgeon’s hand. The surgeon’s hand moves 30 mm. How many mm does the tool move?
- 31.🌍 Where does a germ-killing UV robot usually work? (a) at home (b) in a hospital (c) in space (d) under the sea
- 32.🏥 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?
- 33.🌍 Where does a seabed pipe robot usually work? (a) in space (b) in a warehouse (c) at home (d) under the sea
- 34.🚀 A planet rover drives 9 cm every second. How far does it go in 55 seconds (in cm)?
- 35.🌍 Where does a chip-placing robot usually work? (a) under the sea (b) in a factory (c) at home (d) in space
- 36.🚀 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?
- 37.🚀 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?
- 38.🚀 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
- 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 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?
Answer key
- 90
- too far and harsh for us
- too deep and dark for us
- on a farm
- at home
- 4.8
- 10
- 7.2
- 9
- 54
- 77
- 120
- 14
- a rover
- 60
- 30
- 100
- 32
- 12
- in space
- makes tiny steady moves
- 36
- 38
- 9
- 30
- in a factory
- 250
- 300
- in a warehouse
- 6
- in a hospital
- 7
- under the sea
- 495
- in a factory
- 6
- 18
- signals take minutes
- 28
- 24
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