Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 289 · 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 parcel-sorting robot (d) a robot lawn mower
2. 2.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a factory robot arm
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a planet rover (d) a ceiling fan
5. 5.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
6. 6.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) talk, sing and dance (c) only move fast (d) sense, think and act
8. 8.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
9. 9.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a hammer (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a wind-up toy
11. 11.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a delivery robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a robot lawn mower
13. 13.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) the robot’s wheels (c) the battery (d) people (programmers)
14. 14.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
15. 15.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a pulley (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a wheelbarrow
16. 16.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a delivery robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a robot lawn mower
17. 17.True or false: a bicycle is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a ceiling fan (c) a planet rover (d) a pair of scissors
19. 19.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
20. 20.🤖 Is a factory robot arm 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 garden swing is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
24. 24.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a planet rover
25. 25.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a delivery robot (c) a skateboard (d) a garden swing
26. 26.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it is very big (c) it has a face (d) it senses and decides
27. 27.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a big number (b) a city name (c) hard, forced work (d) a kind of metal
28. 28.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a ceiling fan (c) a factory robot arm (d) a hammer
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a bicycle (c) a line-follower robot (d) a wind-up toy
31. 31.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
33. 33.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
34. 34.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a bicycle (d) a factory robot arm
37. 37.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
39. 39.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
40. 40.True or false: a skateboard is not a robot. (a) False (b) True

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