Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 292 · 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.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
2. 2.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a bicycle (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a delivery robot
4. 4.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
5. 5.🤖 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
6. 6.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) a big number (c) hard, forced work (d) a kind of metal
7. 7.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
9. 9.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
12. 12.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a planet rover (d) a warehouse robot
13. 13.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
14. 14.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it is made of metal (c) it is very big (d) it has a face
15. 15.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
17. 17.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a wind-up toy (c) a bicycle (d) a ceiling fan
20. 20.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, always (c) yes, with two legs (d) no, any shape works
21. 21.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a factory robot arm (c) a skateboard (d) a hand-pushed trolley
22. 22.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a hammer
25. 25.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a robot lawn mower
26. 26.Which of these is a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a ceiling fan (c) a pulley (d) a hammer
27. 27.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
28. 28.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) the battery (c) the robot’s wheels (d) people (programmers)
31. 31.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a wind-up toy (c) a hand whisk (d) a planet rover
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a hammer (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a skateboard
35. 35.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a wind-up toy
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a ceiling fan (c) a delivery robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
37. 37.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a skateboard is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a garden swing (d) a hammer
40. 40.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) True (b) False

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