Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 291 · 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 ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a warehouse robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a floor-cleaning robot
3. 3.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a planet rover (c) a warehouse robot (d) a robot lawn mower
4. 4.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) sense, think and act (c) eat, sleep and play (d) talk, sing and dance
5. 5.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
6. 6.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
7. 7.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it is very big (c) it is made of metal (d) it senses and decides
9. 9.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a planet rover (d) a bicycle
12. 12.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a planet rover (c) a skateboard (d) a warehouse robot
13. 13.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
14. 14.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
15. 15.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
16. 16.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
17. 17.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
18. 18.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
19. 19.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a bicycle (c) a warehouse robot (d) a garden swing
20. 20.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
21. 21.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) no, any shape works (c) yes, always (d) only in films
22. 22.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a garden swing (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a pair of scissors
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a pulley (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a skateboard
25. 25.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a bicycle (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
26. 26.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a line-follower robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a planet rover
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a skateboard (c) a delivery robot (d) a planet rover
30. 30.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
31. 31.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) a kind of metal (c) a big number (d) hard, forced work
32. 32.🤖 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)
33. 33.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
34. 34.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a floor-cleaning robot
37. 37.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
38. 38.Which of these is a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a hammer
39. 39.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a ceiling fan (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a hammer
40. 40.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a bicycle (c) a delivery robot (d) a warehouse robot

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