Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 286 · 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 bicycle (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a line-follower robot
2. 2.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) sense, think and act (b) talk, sing and dance (c) eat, sleep and play (d) only move fast
5. 5.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) no, any shape works (c) yes, always (d) yes, with two legs
6. 6.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a warehouse robot (c) a planet rover (d) a factory robot arm
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a line-follower robot (d) a warehouse robot
8. 8.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
9. 9.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
10. 10.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
12. 12.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a garden swing (c) a hammer (d) a planet rover
13. 13.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a bicycle
14. 14.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
15. 15.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it is very big (c) it is made of metal (d) it has a face
16. 16.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
17. 17.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
18. 18.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
21. 21.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
22. 22.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the battery (b) people (programmers) (c) nobody at all (d) the robot’s wheels
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a hammer (c) a ceiling fan (d) a pool-cleaning robot
24. 24.True or false: a skateboard is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a hand whisk (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a delivery robot
27. 27.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a pulley (c) a hand whisk (d) a parcel-sorting robot
28. 28.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a city name (c) a big number (d) a kind of metal
30. 30.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a hammer (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
32. 32.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a wind-up toy (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a skateboard
34. 34.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a planet rover
35. 35.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
36. 36.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
37. 37.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
39. 39.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a wheelbarrow

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