Warfare and Defense
Medical Marvels
Pop Culture Robotics
Everyday Helpers
Robo-Wonders and Blunders
100
These unmanned aircraft are primarily used for reconnaissance and precision strikes in modern warfare.
What are Drones?
100
These robots are designed to provide physical and emotional support to patients in healthcare settings.
What are companion robots?
100
This Star Wars droid is known for its beeping language and helping repair ships.
Who is R2-D2?
100
This robotic vacuum cleaner became a household name for helping with chores.
What is the Roomba?
100
This robot from the 2000s became a hit toy, speaking gibberish and occasionally "waking up" on its own.
What is a Furby?
200
This popular technology, used in both military and civilian drones, helps them navigate without human control.
What is GPS?
200
These tiny robots are being developed to deliver medicine directly to specific parts of the body.
What are nanobots?
200
This animated healthcare robot from Big Hero 6 was designed to assist people in need.
Who is Baymax?
200
These robots deliver packages directly to customers' doors by flying through the air.
What are delivery drones?
200
This digital pet from the 1990s required constant attention, and if ignored, it would "die."
What is a Tamagotchi?
300
This robotic strategy involves deploying multiple coordinated drones to overwhelm an adversary.
What is swarming?
300
These wearable robotic devices help people walk again after injuries or paralysis.
What are robotic exoskeletons?
300
The robot butler, Codsworth, helps with household tasks in this post-apocalyptic franchise.
What is Fallout?
300
These robots are commonly used in restaurants to deliver food to tables and assist servers.
What are food delivery robots?
300
This AI, created to assist astronauts in 2001: A Space Odyssey, is infamous for malfunctioning and turning against the crew.
Who is HAL 9000?
400
This type of robot is often used to investigate and defuse explosives.
What are bomb disposal robots?
400
This robotic system is widely used in surgeries for its ability to perform precise, minimally invasive procedures.
What is the da Vinci Surgical System?
400
This movie features robots governed by Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics.
What is I, Robot?
400
These collaborative robots, often used in factories, work alongside humans to complete tasks.
What are cobots?
400
This humanoid robot was featured on The Tonight Show for its ability to mimic human expressions.
What is Sophia?
500
This company developed the robotic dog Spot, which is being tested for military reconnaissance.
What is Boston Dynamics?
500
This robotic system uses precise radiation beams to treat tumors without surgery.
What is the CyberKnife?
500
This fictional AI system from The Terminator series attempted to eliminate humanity.
What is Skynet?
500
This technology in autonomous vehicles helps them detect obstacles and navigate roads.
What is LiDAR?
(Light Detection and Ranging)
500
This robotic arm constantly pulls hydraulic fluid toward itself in a futile effort to "survive," as part of an art installation.
What is Can't Help Myself?