Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 168 · 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.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
2. 2.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a bicycle (d) a factory robot arm
3. 3.🤖 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
4. 4.Which of these is a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a bicycle (c) a garden swing (d) a hammer
5. 5.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
6. 6.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
8. 8.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) talk, sing and dance (c) sense, think and act (d) eat, sleep and play
9. 9.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
10. 10.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
11. 11.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a bicycle (c) a planet rover (d) a hammer
13. 13.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
14. 14.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a hammer (d) a robot lawn mower
15. 15.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hammer (d) a skateboard
17. 17.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
19. 19.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a planet rover
20. 20.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a bicycle (d) a ceiling fan
22. 22.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) only in films (c) no, any shape works (d) yes, always
23. 23.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a big number (c) hard, forced work (d) a city name
25. 25.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a wind-up toy (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a ceiling fan
28. 28.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a robot lawn mower
31. 31.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a hand whisk (c) a warehouse robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a planet rover (c) a delivery robot (d) a pair of scissors
33. 33.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
35. 35.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
36. 36.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
37. 37.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
38. 38.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a pair of scissors (d) a wheelbarrow
39. 39.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a ceiling fan (c) a planet rover (d) a floor-cleaning robot
40. 40.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a pulley (d) a warehouse robot

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