Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 268 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a line-follower robot
2. 2.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) the robot’s wheels (c) the battery (d) nobody at all
4. 4.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
5. 5.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a garden swing (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a fruit-picking robot
6. 6.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🤖 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
8. 8.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
9. 9.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
11. 11.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
12. 12.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
13. 13.Which of these is a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a garden swing (c) a pulley (d) a skateboard
14. 14.🤖 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
15. 15.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it is made of metal (c) it senses and decides (d) it is very big
16. 16.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
18. 18.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a ceiling fan (d) a pool-cleaning robot
19. 19.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pair of scissors (d) a parcel-sorting robot
21. 21.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
22. 22.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
24. 24.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
25. 25.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a garden swing (c) a hand whisk (d) a planet rover
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a hammer (c) a ceiling fan (d) a pulley
28. 28.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a planet rover (c) a pair of scissors (d) a hand whisk
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
30. 30.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
33. 33.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
34. 34.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
38. 38.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) only in films (c) yes, with two legs (d) no, any shape works
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a bicycle (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a robot lawn mower
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a skateboard (c) a hammer (d) a floor-cleaning robot

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