Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 267 · 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 pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a warehouse robot (c) a hammer (d) a planet rover
3. 3.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a wind-up toy (c) a warehouse robot (d) a pulley
4. 4.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the battery (b) the robot’s wheels (c) nobody at all (d) people (programmers)
5. 5.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
6. 6.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a planet rover (c) a hammer (d) a hand-pushed trolley
7. 7.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
8. 8.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a warehouse robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a wind-up toy
9. 9.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a bicycle (d) a hand-pushed trolley
10. 10.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) eat, sleep and play (c) only move fast (d) sense, think and act
11. 11.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
12. 12.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a bicycle
13. 13.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a planet rover (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a ceiling fan
16. 16.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a planet rover
18. 18.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a robot lawn mower
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a pulley (d) a wind-up toy
20. 20.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a hand-pushed trolley
21. 21.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a kind of metal (c) a city name (d) a big number
22. 22.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.True or false: a wind-up toy is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a hand whisk (c) a factory robot arm (d) a bicycle
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a pulley (d) a floor-cleaning robot
26. 26.Which of these is a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a garden swing (c) a hammer (d) a bicycle
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a warehouse robot (d) a bicycle
28. 28.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a warehouse robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a delivery robot
30. 30.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
31. 31.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a warehouse robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a wind-up toy
34. 34.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a pulley (d) a planet rover
35. 35.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a hand whisk (c) a delivery robot (d) a warehouse robot
36. 36.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) no, any shape works (c) only in films (d) yes, always
37. 37.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a factory robot arm
40. 40.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot

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