Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 238 · 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.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
3. 3.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) no, any shape works (c) only in films (d) yes, with two legs
4. 4.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
5. 5.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
6. 6.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a warehouse robot (c) a garden swing (d) a hammer
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a warehouse robot (c) a pulley (d) a fruit-picking robot
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a hammer (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a hand whisk
9. 9.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a delivery robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a warehouse robot
11. 11.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
12. 12.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a garden swing (d) a robot lawn mower
16. 16.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) a big number (c) a kind of metal (d) hard, forced work
17. 17.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
18. 18.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
19. 19.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) people (programmers) (c) the robot’s wheels (d) the battery
20. 20.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) eat, sleep and play (c) talk, sing and dance (d) sense, think and act
21. 21.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a wind-up toy (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a garden swing
23. 23.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
24. 24.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
25. 25.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
26. 26.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
27. 27.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
28. 28.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
31. 31.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a ceiling fan (c) a hand whisk (d) a delivery robot
33. 33.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it is made of metal (c) it is very big (d) it has a face
34. 34.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
35. 35.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a planet rover (d) a delivery robot
37. 37.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
38. 38.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a bicycle
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a planet rover

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