Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 101 · 40 questions

Robot tip (Sense, think, act): A robot senses (sensors), thinks (a controller runs a program) and acts (motors and other parts). If a machine only moves when a person pushes or controls it, and cannot sense or decide, it is not a robot. The shape does not matter: arms, cars, boxes and drones can all be robots.

1. 1.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a garden swing
4. 4.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a hand whisk
5. 5.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) the robot’s wheels (c) people (programmers) (d) the battery
6. 6.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it senses and decides (c) it has a face (d) it is very big
7. 7.True or false: a skateboard is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
9. 9.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, always (c) no, any shape works (d) yes, with two legs
11. 11.Which of these is a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pulley (d) a skateboard
12. 12.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
13. 13.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a garden swing (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a ceiling fan
15. 15.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
16. 16.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a bicycle (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
17. 17.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
19. 19.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) talk, sing and dance (c) sense, think and act (d) eat, sleep and play
20. 20.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a warehouse robot
22. 22.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
23. 23.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
24. 24.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a wind-up toy (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a wheelbarrow
25. 25.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a factory robot arm (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a pool-cleaning robot
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a hammer
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a warehouse robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a planet rover
29. 29.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a factory robot arm
31. 31.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pair of scissors (c) a delivery robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
32. 32.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a garden swing (c) a line-follower robot (d) a hammer
34. 34.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a planet rover (c) a factory robot arm (d) a hand-pushed trolley
35. 35.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
36. 36.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a city name (c) a big number (d) hard, forced work
37. 37.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a line-follower robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a wheelbarrow
38. 38.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a pair of scissors (c) a garden swing (d) a robot lawn mower
39. 39.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
40. 40.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot

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