Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 282 · 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 floor-cleaning robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a line-follower robot (d) a delivery robot
2. 2.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
4. 4.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a hammer
6. 6.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) hard, forced work (c) a kind of metal (d) a big number
7. 7.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a delivery robot (d) a planet rover
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a planet rover (c) a factory robot arm (d) a skateboard
9. 9.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
10. 10.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a hammer (d) a warehouse robot
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a hammer (d) a pair of scissors
12. 12.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, with two legs (c) no, any shape works (d) yes, always
13. 13.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the robot’s wheels (b) nobody at all (c) people (programmers) (d) the battery
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a planet rover (c) a delivery robot (d) a hammer
15. 15.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
16. 16.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) sense, think and act (b) eat, sleep and play (c) only move fast (d) talk, sing and dance
17. 17.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
18. 18.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a delivery robot (d) a wind-up toy
19. 19.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a pulley (d) a warehouse robot
20. 20.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
22. 22.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a pulley (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
24. 24.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a bicycle
25. 25.Which of these is a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a garden swing (c) a skateboard (d) a wheelbarrow
26. 26.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a garden swing (c) a factory robot arm (d) a bicycle
27. 27.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
28. 28.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
29. 29.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a garden swing (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a robot lawn mower
30. 30.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a wind-up toy
32. 32.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a factory robot arm (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a garden swing
33. 33.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a skateboard (d) a pair of scissors
37. 37.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
38. 38.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
39. 39.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a delivery robot (d) a pulley

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