Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 252 · 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 wind-up toy is a robot. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a city name (c) hard, forced work (d) a big number
3. 3.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a hand whisk (d) a pool-cleaning robot
4. 4.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) yes, with two legs (c) only in films (d) yes, always
5. 5.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a pair of scissors (c) a hand whisk (d) a factory robot arm
6. 6.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) sense, think and act (b) eat, sleep and play (c) only move fast (d) talk, sing and dance
7. 7.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
8. 8.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
9. 9.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a delivery robot (c) a garden swing (d) a planet rover
11. 11.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a garden swing
12. 12.True or false: a bicycle is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a delivery robot
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a planet rover (c) a hand whisk (d) a bicycle
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a pulley (c) a line-follower robot (d) a pair of scissors
16. 16.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a garden swing (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a wind-up toy
17. 17.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
18. 18.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a bicycle
19. 19.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
20. 20.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a skateboard (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a delivery robot
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a factory robot arm (c) a garden swing (d) a pair of scissors
24. 24.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a pool-cleaning robot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a garden swing (c) a ceiling fan (d) a delivery robot
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a skateboard (c) a hand whisk (d) a warehouse robot
28. 28.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
29. 29.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a hammer (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a planet rover
30. 30.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the robot’s wheels (b) nobody at all (c) the battery (d) people (programmers)
31. 31.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
34. 34.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it has a face (c) it is very big (d) it senses and decides
35. 35.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
36. 36.True or false: a delivery robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
38. 38.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a wheelbarrow
40. 40.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot

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