Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

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

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