Robotics and automation

About this practice suite

This suite prepares candidates for robotics and automation selection in the engineering, technical, and design sector with 5 skill areas: technical reasoning, mechanical comprehension, spatial reasoning, safety judgment and situational judgment. Every question was written by Novus editors for this suite — none are taken from live or leaked exams — and the full bank holds 52 scored questions across three modes, plus 8 reserve questions used to vary repeat attempts. Answer keys never ship to the browser: your answers are scored server-side, and results stay on your device.

Skills this suite practises

• Technical reasoning — Applied technical principles, diagrams, tools, systems, measurements, and troubleshooting.
• Mechanical comprehension — Forces, motion, gears, pulleys, levers, fluids, pressure, and basic machines.
• Spatial reasoning — Rotation, folding, views, orientation, maps, and three-dimensional visualization.
• Safety judgment — Hazard recognition, safe sequencing, escalation, and risk controls.
• Situational judgment — Evaluating workplace responses against role-relevant principles.

Sample questions from the guided bank

Two of the 10 guided-practice questions, shown exactly as they appear in a session. Answers and explanations are not printed here — keys stay on the server — so open guided practice to answer them and see how you did.

1. An industrial robot cell's primary safety foundation is:

   • A. Guarding, interlocks, and validated safe states before automatic motion
   • B. Trusting operators to stay alert only
   • C. Bright paint on the arm
   • D. Faster cycle time at all costs

2. Light curtain is muted while teaching; operator needs to leave the cell briefly. What is best?

   • A. Tape over the curtain permanently
   • B. Leave muted and walk away
   • C. Stop teach mode; restore safeguarding and verify before leaving hazards energized
   • D. Disable E-stop to avoid nuisance trips

Practice modes and timing

Guided practice is untimed-feeling and instructional; the mini-test is a short timed check; the full simulation mirrors a complete sitting. All three draw on separate question sets, so moving up a mode never repeats what you practised.

Study outline

Read the study outline for this suite’s skills, timings, and recommended lessons on one printable page, or download its standalone HTML file. The printable page can also be saved as a PDF from your browser.