Chapter 6 - Automated and emerging technologies Activity sheet
Automated systems
Robotics
Task 1.
Look through all the notes on use of robots in agriculture (pages 236-237, textbook), and make a table
showing all the advantages and disadvantages of using robots.
Advantages Disadvantages
Task 2 .
Five statements are shown on the left and five computer terms are shown on the right.
By drawing lines, connect each description to its correct computer term.
Chapter 6 - Automated and emerging technologies Activity sheet
Automated systems
Task 3 .
Choose suitable words/phrases from the following list to correctly complete the paragraph that follows:
Word list:
activators lasers
actuators light detection and ranging
autonomous primary vision
cameras radar and ultrasonics
lane assist sensorslane assist sensors
Driverless cars are described as ……………………….…..; these vehicles use ………………..………….., ……………………….,
microprocessors, software and ……………………………….. to allow them to function. A 3D image of the
surroundings is produced by using ……………..………………………… . Parking and nose to tail driving is achieved
by using …………………………..…….. in the bumpers.
Task 4 .
Choose suitable words/phrases from the following list to correctly complete the paragraph that follows:
Word list:
actuators environment programs
adaptive intelligence repetitive
controller microprocessor sensors
end-effectors physical system
Robots can collect data from their surroundings by using ……………..…………………………. The data is then sent
to a ……………..………………………… to allow the robot to build up an image of its ……………..…………………………
Robots can perform various tasks by using different ……………..………………………… . The ‘brain’ of the robot is
often called a ……………..………………………… which contains ……………..………………………… to allow it carry out
various tasks automatically. Many robots are not (artificially) intelligent, since they only do
……………..………………………… tasks rather than requiring ……………..………………………… human characteristics.