Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 227 · 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.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a skateboard
3. 3.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a pair of scissors (d) a wind-up toy
5. 5.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it is very big (c) it is made of metal (d) it senses and decides
6. 6.🤖 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
7. 7.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the robot’s wheels (b) the battery (c) nobody at all (d) people (programmers)
8. 8.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a ceiling fan (c) a garden swing (d) a line-follower robot
9. 9.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a city name (c) a big number (d) hard, forced work
11. 11.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a robot lawn mower
13. 13.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
14. 14.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) yes, with two legs (c) no, any shape works (d) only in films
16. 16.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
19. 19.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a wind-up toy (c) a garden swing (d) a floor-cleaning robot
20. 20.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a planet rover (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a parcel-sorting robot
21. 21.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a wind-up toy (c) a factory robot arm (d) a fruit-picking robot
22. 22.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a skateboard
24. 24.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
25. 25.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a delivery robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a wind-up toy
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a bicycle (c) a ceiling fan (d) a floor-cleaning robot
28. 28.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
29. 29.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
30. 30.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a hammer (c) a wind-up toy (d) a wheelbarrow
32. 32.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
33. 33.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a line-follower robot (c) a planet rover (d) a fruit-picking robot
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a delivery robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
37. 37.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
38. 38.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a bicycle (d) a skateboard

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