Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 279 · 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 a robot. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a factory robot arm (d) a ceiling fan
3. 3.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is very big (b) it senses and decides (c) it is made of metal (d) it has a face
4. 4.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) no, any shape works (c) yes, with two legs (d) yes, always
5. 5.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
6. 6.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
7. 7.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a hammer (c) a planet rover (d) a factory robot arm
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a pulley (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a delivery robot
9. 9.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a hammer (c) a bicycle (d) a skateboard
12. 12.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
13. 13.🤖 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
14. 14.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
15. 15.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a bicycle is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
18. 18.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a garden swing (d) a bicycle
19. 19.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
20. 20.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a big number (b) hard, forced work (c) a city name (d) a kind of metal
21. 21.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a wind-up toy (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a line-follower robot
22. 22.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hand whisk (c) a skateboard (d) a factory robot arm
23. 23.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) people (programmers) (c) the robot’s wheels (d) the battery
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hand whisk (c) a line-follower robot (d) a skateboard
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a pair of scissors (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a fruit-picking robot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a skateboard (c) a hand whisk (d) a hammer
27. 27.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a garden swing (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
30. 30.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
31. 31.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a ceiling fan (c) a line-follower robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
32. 32.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a line-follower robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a parcel-sorting robot
34. 34.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a bicycle (d) a delivery robot
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a planet rover (c) a factory robot arm (d) a hand-pushed trolley
36. 36.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
38. 38.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
40. 40.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a parcel-sorting robot

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