Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 217 · 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 bicycle (b) a line-follower robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a hand whisk
2. 2.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a big number (b) a city name (c) a kind of metal (d) hard, forced work
3. 3.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) only in films (c) yes, always (d) no, any shape works
6. 6.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a wind-up toy
7. 7.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
8. 8.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a garden swing (c) a bicycle (d) a floor-cleaning robot
10. 10.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
11. 11.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a parcel-sorting robot
13. 13.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
14. 14.Which of these is a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a pulley (d) a hand-pushed trolley
15. 15.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the robot’s wheels (b) nobody at all (c) people (programmers) (d) the battery
16. 16.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
17. 17.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a wind-up toy (d) a floor-cleaning robot
19. 19.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a skateboard (c) a bicycle (d) a factory robot arm
21. 21.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
22. 22.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) eat, sleep and play (c) only move fast (d) sense, think and act
23. 23.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
24. 24.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a hammer (d) a pair of scissors
26. 26.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
28. 28.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it is very big (c) it has a face (d) it senses and decides
29. 29.Which of these is a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a ceiling fan (d) a hand-pushed trolley
30. 30.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a delivery robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a ceiling fan
31. 31.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a planet rover (c) a factory robot arm (d) a bicycle
33. 33.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a planet rover (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a garden swing
35. 35.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a delivery robot
36. 36.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hammer (d) a pulley
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a hand whisk (c) a warehouse robot (d) a pair of scissors
38. 38.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot

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