Question 2 of 21

Defusing bombs may not be everyone's cup of tea, but there are people out there who love the work. Competition has arrived. What is the name of the landmine-destroying, insect-like robot Mark Tilden designed?

... World-renowned roboticist Mark Tilden designed Unibug. This little robot skitters across the ground on four legs, triggering bombs as it moves.

Question 3 of 21

Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics were written as a guide for what robots can and cannot do. What is the first law?

... To paraphrase the first of Asimov's famous Three Laws of Robotics, a robot cannot harm a human or stand by and watch a human be hurt.

Question 4 of 21

Not only does NASA's Robonaut 2 get to go into outer space, it gets to stay there forever! What spacecraft is Robonaut 2 aboard?

... Robonaut 2, also known as R2, is assisting astronauts on the International Space Station.

Question 5 of 21

What jobs do robots perform the most in U.S. auto factories?

... Robot welders now outnumber human welders in U.S. auto factories.

Question 6 of 21

Which nation is home to half of the world's robots?

... Japan, a country given the nickname "robot kingdom" in the early 1980s, calls itself home to half of the world's robots.

Question 7 of 21

This is one type of flying surveillance robot the United States military is in the midst of designing and testing.

... The U.S. military is hard at work testing what they call a robobug. This surveillance robot looks like a giant dragonfly.

Question 8 of 21

Which Internet giant in working on an automated car?

... Google is branching out of the virtual world with its automated car. Presumably, it will use Google Maps as part of the onboard navigation system. The question is who will get the blame for a speeding ticket.

Question 9 of 21

Star Trek's Lieutenant Commander Data blew his human counterparts away when it came to mathematical calculation. How many computations could he process per second?

... Lieutenant Commander Data used his positonic brain to perform 60 trillion computations per second.

Question 10 of 21

What can MIT's CityCar do that no other car in mass production can even attempt?

... The CityCar can actually fold. This minimizes the amount of parking space it takes up.

Question 11 of 21

What is the name of the robotic sommelier who is always the life of the party?

... Winebot can not only identify hundreds of wines -- it can pair cheeses and suggest complementary hors d'oeuvres. Winebot was developed by Mei University and NEC System Technologies.

Question 12 of 21

For what tasks are iWard robotic nurses being designed?

... The cute green and white iWard robots can guide visitors to hospital beds. They also clean up spills and take messages.

Question 13 of 21

Which international airport is using LandShark, the ultimate security robot?

... LandShark, which can defuse bombs and has sniper capability, is on patrol at Logan International Airport in Boston.

Question 14 of 21

What is one perceived difference between Western-built robots and Japanese robots?

... Whether it is true or not, one commonly perceived notion is that robots built in the West display more emotions than their Japanese counterparts.

Question 15 of 21

In the original Transformers series, the robots could change themselves into cars. What other forms have the Transformers adopted?

... These robots weren't all about high-speed bullet shooting cars. They also transformed into animals.

Question 16 of 21

Which U.S. car company was the first to install a robot on a factory line?

... In the late 1950s, GM installed Unimate. This robot worked with heated die-casting machines.

Question 17 of 21

Nannies and babysitters everywhere beware. How does the babysitter robot sold by the Japanese company Aeon mind the kids?

... Kids wear special code-embedded badges that allow their sitters to mind them. It has another strange trick: It can take pictures with one eye and can beam out advertisements with the other.

Question 18 of 21

MIT's SeaSwarm robots can work 24 hours a day in all sorts of weather. What is the monumental ocean clean-up job they're designed to perform?

... SeaSwarm robots are designed to clean up oil spills. They never need to rest and can work in all sorts of weather, which makes them cost-efficient and very effective.

Question 19 of 21

Humans are great at making messes. DustBots, designed to be urban litter busters, are great at cleaning up after us. Where do designers think DustBots will be especially effective?

... Dustbots are designed to pick up litter in urban areas. Designers think these green and white robots will be particularly useful on narrow streets where garbage trucks can't reach.

Question 20 of 21

Bender, the infamous robot from "Futurama," never powers down as long as he has this to drink.

... Bender only requires beer and liquor to power his fuel cells. What's more, he can belch fire.

Question 21 of 21

Which sci-fi writer developed the idea of positronic brains for robots?

... Issac Asimov developed the idea of "positronic circuits" for the robots. This brain has the ability to think and process information like humans.

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