Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 137 · 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 hammer is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the battery (b) nobody at all (c) people (programmers) (d) the robot’s wheels
3. 3.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
4. 4.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a ceiling fan
6. 6.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a city name (c) a big number (d) hard, forced work
7. 7.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
8. 8.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a warehouse robot (c) a pulley (d) a parcel-sorting robot
9. 9.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) yes, always (c) only in films (d) yes, with two legs
13. 13.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
14. 14.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a skateboard (c) a line-follower robot (d) a bicycle
15. 15.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a delivery robot
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a line-follower robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a robot lawn mower
17. 17.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
19. 19.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a bicycle (d) a line-follower robot
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a skateboard
22. 22.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) eat, sleep and play (c) talk, sing and dance (d) sense, think and act
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a delivery robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a planet rover
24. 24.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
25. 25.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a ceiling fan
26. 26.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
27. 27.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
28. 28.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a bicycle (c) a wind-up toy (d) a factory robot arm
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a hammer (d) a hand-pushed trolley
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a pair of scissors (c) a delivery robot (d) a ceiling fan
31. 31.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a garden swing (d) a parcel-sorting robot
33. 33.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a pulley
37. 37.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is very big (b) it is made of metal (c) it has a face (d) it senses and decides
38. 38.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a skateboard (d) a factory robot arm
40. 40.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a ceiling fan (c) a wind-up toy (d) a warehouse robot

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