Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 218 · 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.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, with two legs (c) yes, always (d) no, any shape works
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a warehouse robot (d) a ceiling fan
3. 3.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a garden swing (d) a wheelbarrow
5. 5.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a hand whisk (c) a ceiling fan (d) a pool-cleaning robot
6. 6.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the battery (b) nobody at all (c) people (programmers) (d) the robot’s wheels
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a hand whisk
8. 8.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a line-follower robot (c) a planet rover (d) a parcel-sorting robot
10. 10.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pulley (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
11. 11.🤖 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
12. 12.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) only move fast (c) sense, think and act (d) eat, sleep and play
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a bicycle (d) a warehouse robot
14. 14.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
15. 15.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is very big (b) it has a face (c) it is made of metal (d) it senses and decides
16. 16.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
17. 17.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
18. 18.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a wheelbarrow
19. 19.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
21. 21.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a wind-up toy
22. 22.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a garden swing (c) a planet rover (d) a hand whisk
24. 24.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
25. 25.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a line-follower robot (c) a hammer (d) a planet rover
26. 26.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a bicycle (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a delivery robot
30. 30.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
31. 31.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pair of scissors (d) a wind-up toy
32. 32.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
33. 33.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a pulley
35. 35.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a garden swing
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a factory robot arm (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a hammer
39. 39.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True

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