Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

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

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