Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 173 · 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.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the robot’s wheels (b) the battery (c) nobody at all (d) people (programmers)
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a line-follower robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a skateboard (d) a factory robot arm
4. 4.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a garden swing
5. 5.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a hand whisk (c) a garden swing (d) a fruit-picking robot
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a ceiling fan (c) a pair of scissors (d) a planet rover
7. 7.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a wind-up toy (d) a delivery robot
8. 8.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
10. 10.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
12. 12.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
13. 13.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, with two legs (c) yes, always (d) no, any shape works
14. 14.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a line-follower robot
15. 15.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a bicycle (c) a hand whisk (d) a pulley
17. 17.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
18. 18.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a robot lawn mower
20. 20.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a wind-up toy is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) sense, think and act (c) talk, sing and dance (d) only move fast
24. 24.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a garden swing (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a pool-cleaning robot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a bicycle (c) a line-follower robot (d) a parcel-sorting robot
27. 27.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it has a face (c) it is very big (d) it senses and decides
28. 28.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
29. 29.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
30. 30.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a warehouse robot (d) a wheelbarrow
31. 31.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
32. 32.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
34. 34.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a pulley
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a skateboard (c) a bicycle (d) a floor-cleaning robot
37. 37.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a pair of scissors (c) a line-follower robot (d) a pulley

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