Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 161 · 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.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it is made of metal (c) it is very big (d) it senses and decides
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a bicycle (d) a floor-cleaning robot
3. 3.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a delivery robot (c) a skateboard (d) a floor-cleaning robot
5. 5.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
6. 6.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
7. 7.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a pulley
10. 10.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a pair of scissors (c) a skateboard (d) a pool-cleaning robot
11. 11.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the robot’s wheels (b) nobody at all (c) people (programmers) (d) the battery
12. 12.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a planet rover
14. 14.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hammer (c) a planet rover (d) a ceiling fan
15. 15.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a garden swing (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a bicycle
17. 17.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) yes, with two legs (c) only in films (d) yes, always
18. 18.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a pair of scissors (c) a warehouse robot (d) a bicycle
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a garden swing (c) a planet rover (d) a pair of scissors
21. 21.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
22. 22.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a kind of metal (c) a big number (d) a city name
23. 23.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pair of scissors (d) a fruit-picking robot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a wind-up toy (c) a hammer (d) a floor-cleaning robot
27. 27.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a wind-up toy
28. 28.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
29. 29.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a hand whisk (d) a factory robot arm
31. 31.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
33. 33.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a pair of scissors (d) a factory robot arm
34. 34.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) sense, think and act (c) eat, sleep and play (d) talk, sing and dance
36. 36.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
37. 37.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a hand whisk (d) a fruit-picking robot
40. 40.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) False (b) True

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