Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 122 · 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 pair of scissors is a robot. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a factory robot arm (c) a hand whisk (d) a wheelbarrow
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a bicycle (c) a skateboard (d) a factory robot arm
4. 4.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
5. 5.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, always (c) yes, with two legs (d) no, any shape works
6. 6.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
7. 7.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a big number (b) hard, forced work (c) a kind of metal (d) a city name
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a pulley (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
9. 9.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
11. 11.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
12. 12.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a pair of scissors (d) a bicycle
13. 13.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it has a face (c) it senses and decides (d) it is very big
14. 14.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
15. 15.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a garden swing
16. 16.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) sense, think and act (c) eat, sleep and play (d) only move fast
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a bicycle (d) a factory robot arm
18. 18.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
19. 19.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a hammer (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a garden swing
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a planet rover (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
22. 22.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a garden swing (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a delivery robot
24. 24.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
25. 25.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
26. 26.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a robot lawn mower
28. 28.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a planet rover (d) a ceiling fan
30. 30.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a line-follower robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a pulley
32. 32.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a bicycle
33. 33.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a delivery robot (d) a hand whisk
34. 34.True or false: a wind-up toy is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a hammer (d) a robot lawn mower
36. 36.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a warehouse robot
37. 37.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
38. 38.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
40. 40.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) False (b) True

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