Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 182 · 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 not a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a warehouse robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a line-follower robot
2. 2.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a big number (c) a city name (d) a kind of metal
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a planet rover (c) a warehouse robot (d) a factory robot arm
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a hammer
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a factory robot arm (c) a ceiling fan (d) a floor-cleaning robot
6. 6.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
7. 7.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the battery (b) the robot’s wheels (c) nobody at all (d) people (programmers)
8. 8.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) only move fast (c) sense, think and act (d) talk, sing and dance
9. 9.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a factory robot arm
11. 11.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a hammer (d) a parcel-sorting robot
13. 13.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a floor-cleaning 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 has a face (d) it senses and decides
15. 15.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a pulley (d) a skateboard
19. 19.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a garden swing (c) a pair of scissors (d) a line-follower robot
21. 21.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
22. 22.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a hand whisk (d) a planet rover
24. 24.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
25. 25.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a warehouse robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a wind-up toy
27. 27.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a planet rover (c) a pair of scissors (d) a warehouse robot
30. 30.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a pair of scissors (c) a garden swing (d) a warehouse robot
32. 32.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
33. 33.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a bicycle
34. 34.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.True or false: a wind-up toy is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a ceiling fan (d) a garden swing
37. 37.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
38. 38.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a hammer (d) a ceiling fan
39. 39.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
40. 40.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot

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