Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 215 · 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.🤖 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
2. 2.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, always (c) yes, with two legs (d) no, any shape works
3. 3.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a wind-up toy (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a parcel-sorting robot
4. 4.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a bicycle (d) a pulley
5. 5.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a pair of scissors (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a planet rover
6. 6.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it is very big (c) it senses and decides (d) it has a face
7. 7.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a pulley
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a hammer
10. 10.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a bicycle (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a pair of scissors
12. 12.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
13. 13.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
14. 14.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a line-follower robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a floor-cleaning robot
15. 15.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
16. 16.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
17. 17.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) sense, think and act (c) eat, sleep and play (d) only move fast
19. 19.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a planet rover (d) a hammer
20. 20.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a hand whisk (d) a factory robot arm
22. 22.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a garden swing (c) a bicycle (d) a line-follower robot
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a hand-pushed trolley
26. 26.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
28. 28.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
29. 29.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the battery (b) nobody at all (c) the robot’s wheels (d) people (programmers)
30. 30.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a hammer (c) a pulley (d) a planet rover
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a hammer (d) a garden swing
34. 34.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a ceiling fan (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
37. 37.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
38. 38.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a factory robot arm (d) a fruit-picking robot
40. 40.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a hand whisk (d) a warehouse robot

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