Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 280 · 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 hammer is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) nobody at all (c) the robot’s wheels (d) the battery
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a delivery robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a pair of scissors
4. 4.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
5. 5.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a skateboard (d) a wind-up toy
8. 8.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
9. 9.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
10. 10.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
11. 11.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
12. 12.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, always (c) no, any shape works (d) yes, with two legs
13. 13.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
14. 14.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
16. 16.🤖 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
17. 17.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a planet rover (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a pulley
19. 19.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
20. 20.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
21. 21.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
22. 22.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a factory robot arm (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a planet rover
24. 24.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a hand whisk (c) a garden swing (d) a fruit-picking robot
25. 25.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
26. 26.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a factory robot arm (d) a skateboard
28. 28.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) hard, forced work (c) a big number (d) a city name
29. 29.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a garden swing (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a skateboard
31. 31.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it senses and decides (c) it is very big (d) it is made of metal
32. 32.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a pair of scissors
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a wind-up toy (d) a ceiling fan
34. 34.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a pair of scissors (c) a factory robot arm (d) a pulley
35. 35.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a pulley (d) a pair of scissors
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a wind-up toy (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a ceiling fan
37. 37.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a ceiling fan
38. 38.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a wind-up toy
39. 39.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
40. 40.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot

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