Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 175 · 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 parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
2. 2.Which of these is a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a bicycle (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a pulley
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a pair of scissors (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a warehouse robot
4. 4.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a delivery robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a planet rover
5. 5.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a pair of scissors
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a line-follower robot (c) a bicycle (d) a garden swing
7. 7.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it is very big (c) it is made of metal (d) it senses and decides
8. 8.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) a kind of metal (c) hard, forced work (d) a big number
11. 11.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) yes, always (c) only in films (d) yes, with two legs
12. 12.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a delivery robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a factory robot arm
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a wind-up toy (d) a robot lawn mower
15. 15.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
17. 17.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
18. 18.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) the robot’s wheels (c) the battery (d) people (programmers)
19. 19.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
22. 22.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a planet rover (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a garden swing
23. 23.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
24. 24.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a bicycle (d) a hand whisk
26. 26.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
28. 28.🤖 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
29. 29.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
32. 32.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a garden swing (d) a hand whisk
34. 34.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a bicycle (c) a hand whisk (d) a fruit-picking robot
35. 35.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a skateboard (d) a planet rover
36. 36.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a delivery robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a wind-up toy
38. 38.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a planet rover (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a hammer
40. 40.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot

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