Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 262 · 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 hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) yes, always (c) only in films (d) yes, with two legs
4. 4.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a ceiling fan (c) a bicycle (d) a robot lawn mower
6. 6.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a city name (c) a big number (d) hard, forced work
7. 7.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a bicycle (c) a planet rover (d) a skateboard
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a robot lawn mower
9. 9.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a factory robot arm (d) a hammer
10. 10.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a wheelbarrow
11. 11.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a delivery robot (c) a planet rover (d) a line-follower robot
13. 13.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a ceiling fan (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a wind-up toy
14. 14.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it has a face (c) it is very big (d) it is made of metal
15. 15.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
16. 16.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
18. 18.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
19. 19.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a wind-up toy (d) a wheelbarrow
20. 20.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
22. 22.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a factory robot arm (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a line-follower robot
23. 23.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
24. 24.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
25. 25.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) eat, sleep and play (c) sense, think and act (d) talk, sing and dance
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pulley (d) a warehouse robot
27. 27.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a delivery robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a floor-cleaning robot
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a hammer (d) a skateboard
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a parcel-sorting robot
31. 31.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a skateboard (d) a floor-cleaning robot
32. 32.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a warehouse robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a factory robot arm
34. 34.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
35. 35.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.Which of these is a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a garden swing (d) a bicycle
37. 37.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
38. 38.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
40. 40.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) True (b) False

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