Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 181 · 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 garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a factory robot arm
3. 3.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
5. 5.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
6. 6.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a pulley (c) a hammer (d) a robot lawn mower
7. 7.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
8. 8.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a bicycle (d) a hand-pushed trolley
9. 9.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) sense, think and act (c) only move fast (d) eat, sleep and play
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a garden swing (c) a warehouse robot (d) a ceiling fan
12. 12.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
13. 13.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
14. 14.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is very big (b) it is made of metal (c) it senses and decides (d) it has a face
15. 15.Which of these is a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a garden swing (c) a pair of scissors (d) a ceiling fan
16. 16.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a ceiling fan
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a skateboard (d) a factory robot arm
18. 18.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
19. 19.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
20. 20.🤖 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)
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
22. 22.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a ceiling fan
23. 23.Which of these is a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a bicycle (d) a hand-pushed trolley
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a garden swing (c) a pulley (d) a hand-pushed trolley
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
26. 26.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a hammer (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
28. 28.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) only in films (c) no, any shape works (d) yes, always
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a pulley (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a wind-up toy (c) a bicycle (d) a floor-cleaning robot
31. 31.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a skateboard (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a delivery robot
33. 33.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a hand-pushed trolley
34. 34.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
37. 37.True or false: a delivery robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
39. 39.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a city name (c) hard, forced work (d) a big number
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a delivery robot

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