Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 108 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a bicycle (d) a floor-cleaning robot
2. 2.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
3. 3.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a skateboard (c) a factory robot arm (d) a parcel-sorting robot
5. 5.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
6. 6.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a garden swing (d) a ceiling fan
9. 9.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a skateboard
12. 12.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
13. 13.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
15. 15.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a pulley
16. 16.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
17. 17.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a pulley (d) a parcel-sorting robot
18. 18.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a delivery robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
19. 19.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
20. 20.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
22. 22.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) hard, forced work (c) a city name (d) a big number
23. 23.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
24. 24.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
25. 25.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) yes, always (c) yes, with two legs (d) only in films
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a warehouse robot
27. 27.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a pulley (c) a hand whisk (d) a delivery robot
28. 28.True or false: a bicycle is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
31. 31.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a hammer (c) a line-follower robot (d) a pair of scissors
32. 32.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
34. 34.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🤖 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
37. 37.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it is very big (c) it senses and decides (d) it has a face
38. 38.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) only move fast (c) sense, think and act (d) eat, sleep and play
40. 40.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False

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