Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 259 · 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 factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
3. 3.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
4. 4.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it is very big (c) it has a face (d) it senses and decides
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a ceiling fan (c) a skateboard (d) a hand-pushed trolley
6. 6.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a wind-up toy (d) a line-follower robot
7. 7.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a planet rover (c) a skateboard (d) a wind-up toy
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a ceiling fan (c) a factory robot arm (d) a hammer
12. 12.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a bicycle (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a wind-up toy
14. 14.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) the battery (c) the robot’s wheels (d) people (programmers)
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a planet rover (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a wind-up toy
16. 16.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
17. 17.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) only in films (c) yes, always (d) no, any shape works
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a ceiling fan (d) a hammer
19. 19.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a hand whisk (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a pool-cleaning robot
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a hand whisk
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a planet rover (c) a line-follower robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
23. 23.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
24. 24.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
26. 26.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
28. 28.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a bicycle (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a hammer
29. 29.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a hammer
31. 31.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a warehouse robot (d) a garden swing
32. 32.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
33. 33.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pair of scissors (d) a wheelbarrow
34. 34.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a robot lawn mower
35. 35.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) sense, think and act (b) talk, sing and dance (c) only move fast (d) eat, sleep and play
37. 37.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a delivery robot
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a fruit-picking robot
40. 40.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot

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