Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 129 · 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 of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a hand-pushed trolley
2. 2.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a hand whisk
4. 4.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it is very big (c) it is made of metal (d) it senses and decides
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a hammer (c) a planet rover (d) a skateboard
6. 6.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
7. 7.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a planet rover (c) a hammer (d) a pair of scissors
8. 8.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) no, any shape works (c) yes, always (d) yes, with two legs
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a factory robot arm (c) a ceiling fan (d) a garden swing
10. 10.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a planet rover (d) a fruit-picking robot
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a delivery robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a pulley
13. 13.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
15. 15.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a garden swing (d) a wind-up toy
16. 16.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
17. 17.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
18. 18.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
20. 20.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a robot lawn mower
21. 21.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
25. 25.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a parcel-sorting robot
27. 27.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a bicycle (d) a hand whisk
28. 28.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a bicycle (d) a factory robot arm
31. 31.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a warehouse robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a hammer
32. 32.🤖 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
33. 33.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a delivery robot (c) a garden swing (d) a wind-up toy
34. 34.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) only move fast (c) eat, sleep and play (d) sense, think and act
36. 36.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) hard, forced work (c) a kind of metal (d) a big number
37. 37.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a planet rover (c) a factory robot arm (d) a ceiling fan
39. 39.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
40. 40.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True

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