Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 160 · 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 floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
3. 3.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a ceiling fan
6. 6.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
7. 7.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) nobody at all (c) the battery (d) the robot’s wheels
8. 8.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it is very big (c) it has a face (d) it senses and decides
9. 9.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a pulley (d) a warehouse robot
10. 10.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) yes, always (c) only in films (d) no, any shape works
11. 11.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
12. 12.True or false: a delivery robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
14. 14.True or false: a wind-up toy is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
18. 18.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
19. 19.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a skateboard (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a planet rover
20. 20.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
22. 22.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a pair of scissors (d) a bicycle
23. 23.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) only move fast (c) sense, think and act (d) eat, sleep and play
24. 24.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a bicycle (d) a hand-pushed trolley
26. 26.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a warehouse robot
27. 27.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
28. 28.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a hammer (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a skateboard
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a garden swing
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a pulley (c) a hand whisk (d) a delivery robot
31. 31.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a parcel-sorting robot
32. 32.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
33. 33.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a bicycle
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a line-follower robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a ceiling fan (c) a pulley (d) a hand-pushed trolley
36. 36.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
37. 37.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.True or false: a bicycle is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🤖 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

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