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Let's REFRESH


                       Robotics is a branch of engineering and science that deals with the design, construction and
                      functioning of robots.
                       Robots are automatically operated machines that work in place of humans.
                       T-HR3 is a humanoid that mimics the movement of its human operator.
                       Sophia  is the  humanoid  that  was  developed  by  Hong  Kong  based  Hanson  Robotics  and
                      activated on 14 February, 2016.
                       RoboThespian is an actor that comes with a library of impressions, greetings, songs and
                      gestures.
                       Robear is a high-tech teddy designed to lift elderly patients from a bed into a wheelchair.
                       The biggest bank of Japan, Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ has employed Nao to help people answer
                      their question on how to open bank account, etc.
                       Z-Machines is a music-band that has a guitarist with 78 fingers and a drummer with 22 arms.
                       Leka is developed to help exceptional children, it helps them to better understand social and
                      visual signs.
                       Zenbo is a low-cost robot capable of rolling around freely.
                       Paro is a talking robot that is used for therapy.




                                                      exercise





                 A.  Tick ( ) the correct option.
                    1.  Sophia was activated on                      .

                         (i)  14 February, 2016                           (ii)  14 February, 2017

                       (iii)  14 November, 2016                          (iv)  14 November, 2017
                    2.  Who became the first owner to deploy Digit humanoid into a factory setting?

                         (i)  TATA Motors                                 (ii)  Hyundai
                       (iii)  Ford                                       (iv)  Toyota Motors

                    3.   Which of the following can be operated from a whiteboard using dry-erase markers?

                         (i)  Robear                                      (ii)  Paro
                       (iii)  Root                                       (iv)  Zenbo

                    4.   A high-tech teddy designed to lift an elderly patient from a bed into a wheelchair is
                                           .

                         (i)  Robear                                      (ii)  Leka
                       (iii)  Nao                                        (iv)  Dash & Dot






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