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A robot vacuum that maps the layout of your room and avoids obstacles.     3.  Identify the part of a robot that acts like muscles.
   A self-driving car that detects traffic and decides when to stop, turn or slow down.     (i)  Sensors      (ii)  Motors


                                (iii)  Microcontrollers                   (iv)  Batteries
 ECOTECH   Pollution-detecting  robots  monitor  pollution  in oceans and on land,  detecting  harmful
 ENERGY  chemicals, plastic waste and pollutants, helping us protect the environment.     4.  Mark the sensor that measures how far things are.

                                 (i)  Ultrasonic sensor                    (ii)  Light sensor

                                (iii)  Touch sensor                       (iv)  Motion sensor

                    5.  Choose the electronic component of a robot.

                                 (i)  Gears                                (ii)  Grippers


                                (iii)  Wheels                             (iv)  Microcontroller

                 B.  Write ‘T’ for true and ‘F’ for false.

                    1.  Robots are smart machines designed to make our work easier and faster.

                    2.  Industrial robots help people in daily life like cleaning floors.

                    3.  Components work together to help the robot move, think and do tasks.


                    4.  Battery is like a robot’s brain.

                    5.   AI electronic devices are smarter because they can adapt, learn and make decisions.

                 C.  Fill in the blanks using the given hints:
                    1.  A                 car detects traffic and decides when to stop, turn or
                        slow down.                                                                        Hints

                    2.                  robots go to places that are dangerous or hard for humans       Exploration
                        to reach.                                                                       Mechanical
                                                                                                         Artificial
                    3.  The physical parts of a robot that help it move, work and perform tasks are     Intelligence
                        called                components.
                                                                                                          Normal
                    4.                  means giving machines or devices the ability to think like      Self-driving
                        humans.

                    5.                  electronic devices work exactly as they are programmed.


                 COMPETENCY-BASED QUESTIONS

                 1.  Rohan wants his robot to follow a light beam across the classroom. Which sensors should he use for
                    this task?
                 2.  Hemant wants to help in a hospital by delivering medicines. Which type of robot is suitable for use in
                    a hospital?






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