Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 142 · 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 a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a skateboard
2. 2.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: a skateboard is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a skateboard (d) a wheelbarrow
5. 5.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
6. 6.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a kind of metal (c) a city name (d) a big number
9. 9.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
10. 10.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a factory robot arm
11. 11.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a hammer (d) a fruit-picking robot
12. 12.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
14. 14.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
15. 15.Which of these is a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a skateboard (c) a hammer (d) a bicycle
16. 16.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) yes, always (c) only in films (d) no, any shape works
18. 18.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a ceiling fan (d) a garden swing
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.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
22. 22.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a bicycle
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a ceiling fan
24. 24.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a pair of scissors (c) a planet rover (d) a skateboard
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a pulley
27. 27.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a delivery robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a fruit-picking robot
30. 30.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a skateboard (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a pair of scissors
33. 33.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a delivery robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a line-follower robot
36. 36.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a factory robot arm
37. 37.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) the robot’s wheels (c) the battery (d) people (programmers)
39. 39.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a skateboard

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