Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

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

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