Fermi Problems
To the nearest hundred, the number of pencils needed end-to-end to lap a standard 400m track.
2000
The large, inflated healthcare companion robot featured in the 2014 animated film.
Baymax
What vacuuming robot made by iRobot brought autonomous cleaning into consumer homes in 2002?
Roomba
The "brain" of the robot that processes instructions and controls everything.
A computer, microcontroller, or CPU
Where was the second annual World Humanoid Robot Games, widely known as the "robot Olympics", held?
Beijing, or China
How much would a basketball weigh if it were made of solid concrete? (Within 5kg)
17kg
This fictional astromech droid featured in the famous epic space franchise, known for his signature white and blue colours.
R2-D2
What NASA rover famously landed on Mars in February 2021 to search for signs of ancient life alongside its helicopter buddy, Ingenuity?
Perserverance
A step-by-step set of instructions in a computer program which is used to solve a problem.
This Shakespearean tragedy features the feud between the Montague and Capulet families.
Romeo and Juliet
What is the difference between a scalar and a vector?
Arnold Schwarzenegger famously played this cyborg assassin sent back in time to change the future.
The Terminator
Tesla, Waymo, and Cruise are all developing this type of transportation.
Self-driving cars
What is the programming term which tells the program to repeat something?
Loop
The scientific term for when a substance changes directly from a solid to a gas.
How many grains of rice are in a 1kg bag? (Within 50% of the answer)
40000
What is the faction of sentient, shape-shifting robotic lifeforms in the Transformers franchise called?
Autobots
Name 4 AI smart assistants.
Siri, Gemini, Alexa, Bixby, Meta AI, Copilot...
What does CPU stand for?
Central Processing Unit
Where is the smallest bone in the human body located?
The ear
How many people worldwide are awake at 3:00 am in Chicago? (Within 50% of the answer)
7 billion
This trash-compacting Pixar robot spends his days cleaning up a deserted Earth.
WALL-E
This quadrupedal robot made by Boston Dynamics is popularly described as what?
Robot Dog
What does GUI stand for?
Graphical User Interface
How heavy is a cloud? (Within a factor of 0.25)
1.1 million pounds