Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 112 · 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 fruit-picking robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a skateboard (d) a garden swing
2. 2.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) a kind of metal (c) hard, forced work (d) a big number
3. 3.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a pulley (c) a line-follower robot (d) a wheelbarrow
5. 5.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
6. 6.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
8. 8.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
9. 9.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a garden swing (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a bicycle
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a factory robot arm (c) a line-follower robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
13. 13.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
14. 14.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) only move fast (c) talk, sing and dance (d) sense, think and act
15. 15.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a delivery robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a skateboard
19. 19.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it is made of metal (c) it senses and decides (d) it is very big
21. 21.True or false: a wind-up toy is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a wind-up toy
24. 24.True or false: a bicycle is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) yes, always (c) only in films (d) yes, with two legs
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a warehouse robot
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a hammer (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a delivery robot
28. 28.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
29. 29.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
30. 30.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a bicycle (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a pool-cleaning robot
31. 31.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a skateboard
32. 32.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) the battery (c) people (programmers) (d) the robot’s wheels
35. 35.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a garden swing (c) a pulley (d) a parcel-sorting robot
36. 36.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
38. 38.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
40. 40.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot

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