Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

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

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