Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 205 · 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 warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
2. 2.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a planet rover (c) a hammer (d) a bicycle
3. 3.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
4. 4.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) only in films (c) yes, with two legs (d) no, any shape works
5. 5.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a big number (b) hard, forced work (c) a kind of metal (d) a city name
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a line-follower robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a parcel-sorting robot
8. 8.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a garden swing (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a delivery robot
10. 10.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hammer (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a pulley
11. 11.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the battery (b) people (programmers) (c) the robot’s wheels (d) nobody at all
12. 12.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a skateboard
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a floor-cleaning robot
14. 14.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
15. 15.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) sense, think and act (c) talk, sing and dance (d) eat, sleep and play
16. 16.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
17. 17.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a ceiling fan (c) a garden swing (d) a factory robot arm
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a line-follower robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
20. 20.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
21. 21.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
22. 22.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
23. 23.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
25. 25.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a warehouse robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
26. 26.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it senses and decides (c) it is very big (d) it is made of metal
27. 27.Which of these is a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a skateboard
28. 28.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hand whisk (c) a line-follower robot (d) a wind-up toy
30. 30.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
32. 32.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a bicycle (d) a hand-pushed trolley
35. 35.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
36. 36.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a ceiling fan (d) a fruit-picking robot
38. 38.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a fruit-picking robot
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a robot lawn mower

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