Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 258 · 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 delivery robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a factory robot arm (c) a line-follower robot (d) a delivery robot
4. 4.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a wind-up toy (d) a robot lawn mower
6. 6.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a garden swing (c) a hand whisk (d) a pool-cleaning robot
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a wind-up toy (d) a ceiling fan
8. 8.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a hand-pushed trolley
10. 10.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a planet rover (c) a warehouse robot (d) a wind-up toy
12. 12.Which of these is a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a ceiling fan (d) a hand-pushed trolley
13. 13.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) only move fast (c) talk, sing and dance (d) sense, think and act
14. 14.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) nobody at all (c) the battery (d) the robot’s wheels
15. 15.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it senses and decides (c) it has a face (d) it is very big
16. 16.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
17. 17.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a factory robot arm
18. 18.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
19. 19.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, always (c) no, any shape works (d) yes, with two legs
20. 20.True or false: a bicycle is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
22. 22.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a hammer (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a planet rover
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a ceiling fan (c) a wind-up toy (d) a floor-cleaning robot
25. 25.Which of these is a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a bicycle (c) a garden swing (d) a pulley
26. 26.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) a kind of metal (c) a big number (d) hard, forced work
27. 27.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
28. 28.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a pair of scissors (d) a parcel-sorting robot
29. 29.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
30. 30.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a garden swing (d) a wind-up toy
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a garden swing (c) a warehouse robot (d) a line-follower robot
36. 36.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a factory robot arm (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a pair of scissors
40. 40.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True

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