Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 273 · 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 robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) yes, with two legs (c) only in films (d) yes, always
3. 3.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
5. 5.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a big number (c) hard, forced work (d) a city name
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a delivery robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a pulley
7. 7.🤖 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
8. 8.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a hammer (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a planet rover
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a skateboard (d) a floor-cleaning robot
10. 10.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a planet rover
11. 11.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a pair of scissors
12. 12.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
13. 13.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a ceiling fan (d) a warehouse robot
14. 14.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
15. 15.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
16. 16.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a skateboard
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a planet rover (d) a wind-up toy
18. 18.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
19. 19.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a warehouse robot (c) a garden swing (d) a hand-pushed trolley
20. 20.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the robot’s wheels (b) nobody at all (c) the battery (d) people (programmers)
22. 22.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a factory robot arm
25. 25.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a wind-up toy
27. 27.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a pulley (d) a planet rover
29. 29.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a planet rover (c) a hand whisk (d) a line-follower robot
31. 31.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it has a face (c) it is made of metal (d) it is very big
33. 33.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a planet rover
35. 35.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a pair of scissors
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a line-follower robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a pair of scissors
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a skateboard (c) a pair of scissors (d) a planet rover
38. 38.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a warehouse robot (c) a planet rover (d) a delivery robot
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a pair of scissors (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a ceiling fan
40. 40.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot

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