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Course Name: Experimental Robotics

Assignment- Week 1
TYPE OF QUESTION: MCQ/MSQ
Number of questions: 10 Total mark: 10 X 2 = 20
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QUESTION 1:
Teaching aims to
a)
make a robot intelligent.
b)
pass instructions to a robot.
c)
both (a) and (b).
d)
none of the above.
Correct Answer: (b)
Detailed Solution:

Teaching aims to pass the instructions to a robot.

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QUESTION 2:
Teach-pendant used for teaching a robot is a
a) Remote controller.
b) Software package.
c) Virtual reality (VR) tool.
d) None of the above.
Correct Answer: (a)

Detailed Solution:

Teach-pendant used for teaching a robot is a remote-controller, which passes the instructions to a
robot.

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QUESTION 3:
The task of making a few drilled holes on a steel plate is an example of
a) continuous path task.
b) point-to-point task.
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c) both (a) and (b).

d) none of the above.
Correct Answer: (b)

Detailed Solution:

Drilling holes in a steel plate is a point-to-point task.

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QUESTION 4:
The task of cutting a complicated profile (non-linear) on one side of the steel plate is an example
of

a) continuous path task.

b) point-to-point task.
c) both (a) and (b).
d) none of the above.
Correct Answer: (a)

Detailed Solution:

While cutting a complicated profile on one side of the steel plate, the tool remains in continuous
contact with the plate, hence it is a continuous path task.

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QUESTION 5:
During online teaching of a robot
a) the robot to be taught is used.
b) the robot to be taught is not used.
c) compiler program is used.
d) its electrical power is to be switched off.

Correct Answer: (a)

Detailed Solution:

During online teaching of a robot, the robot to be taught is used.

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QUESTION 6:
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Manipulator is
a) a mobile robot.
b) a robot capable of negotiating the staircase.
c) a robot with fixed base.
d) not a robot at all.
Correct Answer: (c)

Detailed Solution:

A manipulator is a robot with fixed base.

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QUESTION 7:
Which one of the following move commands is used for generating linear motion of the end-effector of a
serial manipulator in Cartesian space?
a) MoveL
b) MoveJ
c) MoveP
d) MoveC

Correct Answer: (a)

Detailed Solution:

MoveL command is used for generating linear motion of the end-effector of a serial manipulator in
Cartesian space.

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QUESTION 8:
Universal Robot (UR5) can be used for
a) assembling automotive parts.
b) precise spray paintings.
c) pick and place tasks.
d) all of the above.

Correct Answer: (d)

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Detailed Solution:

Universal robot (UR5) can be used for various applications, such as assembling automotive parts, precise
spray painting, pick and place task etc.

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QUESTION 9:
Universal Robot (UR5) has
a) 4 degrees of freedom (dof).
b) 3 dof
c) 5 dof
d) 6 dof

Correct Answer: (d)

Detailed Solution:

Universal Robot (UR5) has 6 dof.

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QUESTION 10:
The workspace of a manipulator is defined as
a)the volume occupied by it, during its stationary condition.
b)the ranges of motion of its joints.
c)the control panel or interface used to operate the manipulator.
d)3D volume in space within which the end-effector of the manipulator can move at any
position.
Correct Answer: (d)
Detailed Solution:

The 3D volume within which the end-effector of the manipulator can move with various orientations is
defined as workspace of a manipulator.

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