Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 186 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a factory robot arm (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a line-follower robot
2. 2.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
3. 3.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) no, any shape works (c) yes, with two legs (d) yes, always
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a delivery robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a hammer
5. 5.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a pulley (d) a bicycle
7. 7.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a pulley (c) a pair of scissors (d) a garden swing
9. 9.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a planet rover
10. 10.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it senses and decides (c) it is made of metal (d) it is very big
11. 11.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
12. 12.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
15. 15.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) sense, think and act (b) only move fast (c) eat, sleep and play (d) talk, sing and dance
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a robot lawn mower
17. 17.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
18. 18.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
19. 19.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a ceiling fan (c) a hand whisk (d) a warehouse robot
20. 20.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a ceiling fan (c) a planet rover (d) a pulley
22. 22.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pulley (d) a fruit-picking robot
25. 25.True or false: a wind-up toy is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
27. 27.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
28. 28.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a fruit-picking robot
30. 30.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a big number (c) hard, forced work (d) a city name
31. 31.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a factory robot arm (d) a planet rover
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a hammer
34. 34.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a planet rover (d) a garden swing
35. 35.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a delivery robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a parcel-sorting robot
37. 37.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a hammer (c) a pair of scissors (d) a floor-cleaning robot
38. 38.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
39. 39.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot

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