Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

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

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