Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

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

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