QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
InDwhatDyearDdidDtheDfirstDfatalDaccidentDwithDaDrobotDoccur?D-DCORRECTDANSWERS-1978
WhatDareDtheDmainDtypesDofDrobots?D-DCORRECTDANSWERS-industrialDrobots
militaryDrobots
medicalDrobots
mobileDrobots
serviceDrobots
microDandDnanoDrobots
WhichDofDtheDfollowingDisDaDclassificationDofDaDrobotDbasedDonDdesign?D-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
CartesianDcoordinateDrobots
CylindricalDrobots
Spherical/PolarDrobots
SCARADrobots
DeltaDrobots
Articulated/joint-armDrobots
SnakeDarmDrobots
AllDindustrialDrobotsDareDeitherDXXXXDorDnon-
DXXXXDcontrolled,DandDtheyDcanDbeDclassifiedDbasedDonDtheirDmethodDofDcontrol.D-
DCORRECTDANSWERS-ServoDandDNon-Servo
WhatDareDthreeDcategoriesDofDroboticDaccidents?D-DCORRECTDANSWERS-
1.DImpactDorDcollisionDaccidents:
, UnpredictedDmovements,DcomponentDmalfunctionsDorDunpredictedDprogramDchangesDrelatedDtoD
theDrobot'sDarmorDperipheralDequipmentDcanDresultDinDcontactDaccidents.
2.DCrushingDandDtrappingDaccidents:
DADworker'sDlimbDorDotherDbodyDpartDcanDbeDtrappedDbetweenDaDrobot'sDarmDandDotherDperiphera
lDequipment,DorDtheDindividualDmayDbeDphysicallyDdrivenDintoDandDcrushedDbyDotherDperipheralDeq
uipment.
3.DMechanicalDpartDaccidents:
DADbreakdownDofDtheDrobot'sDdriveDcomponents,DtoolingDorDend-
effector,DperipheralDequipment,DorDpowerDsourceDcanDleadDtoDaDmechanicalDaccident.DTheDrelease
DofDparts,DfailureDofDgripperDmechanism,DorDtheDfailureDofDend-
effectorDpowerDtoolsD(e.g.,DgrindingDwheels,DbuffingDwheels,DdeburringDtools,DpowerDscrewdrivers
DandDnutDrunners)DareDaDfewDtypesDofDmechanicalDfailures.
4.DOtherDaccidents:D
OtherDaccidentsDcanDresultDfromDworkingDwithDrobots.DEquipmentDthatDsuppliesDrobotDpowerDand
DcontrolDrepresentsDpotentialDelectricalDandDpressurizedDfluidDhazards.DRupturedDhydraulicDlinesDc
anDcreateDdangerousDhigh-
pressureDcuttingDstreamsDorDwhippingDhoseDhazards.DEnvironmentalDaccidentsDfromDarcDash,Dmet
alDspatter,Ddust,DandDelectromagneticDorDradio-
frequencyDinterferenceDcanDalsoDoccur.DInDaddition,DequipmentDandDpowerDcablesDonDtheDfloorDpr
esentDtrippingDhazards.
ListDthreeDsourcesDofDhazardsDworkingDwithDrobots.D-DCORRECTDANSWERS-HumanDinteraction:
ControlDerrors
UnauthorizedDaccess
MechanicalDfailures
EnvironmentalDsources
PowerDsystems
ImproperDinstallation