Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 214 · 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 skateboard (b) a planet rover (c) a delivery robot (d) a factory robot arm
2. 2.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a hand whisk (c) a skateboard (d) a floor-cleaning 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 of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a hammer (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a delivery robot
5. 5.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a garden swing
6. 6.Which of these is a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a ceiling fan (d) a wheelbarrow
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a wind-up toy (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a hand-pushed trolley
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a hammer (c) a warehouse robot (d) a factory robot arm
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a planet rover (d) a hand-pushed trolley
10. 10.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a planet rover (c) a warehouse robot (d) a delivery robot
12. 12.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pair of scissors (c) a warehouse robot (d) a delivery robot
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a pool-cleaning robot
15. 15.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
17. 17.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it is made of metal (c) it senses and decides (d) it is very big
18. 18.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) the robot’s wheels (c) nobody at all (d) the battery
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a skateboard (c) a line-follower robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
20. 20.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a city name (c) a kind of metal (d) a big number
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a pulley (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a floor-cleaning robot
22. 22.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a garden swing (c) a hammer (d) a pool-cleaning robot
23. 23.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
24. 24.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
26. 26.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pair of scissors (d) a skateboard
27. 27.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a wind-up toy
30. 30.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
31. 31.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) talk, sing and dance (c) sense, think and act (d) eat, sleep and play
32. 32.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
33. 33.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a factory robot arm
36. 36.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a bicycle (c) a line-follower robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
37. 37.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a ceiling fan (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a line-follower robot
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a pair of scissors (d) a pool-cleaning robot
39. 39.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a planet rover (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a bicycle

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