Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 297 · 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 pulley (b) a skateboard (c) a planet rover (d) a hammer
2. 2.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
3. 3.True or false: a wind-up toy is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🤖 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a delivery robot
7. 7.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
8. 8.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) the battery (c) the robot’s wheels (d) nobody at all
9. 9.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
11. 11.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a wind-up toy
12. 12.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a planet rover (c) a hand whisk (d) a parcel-sorting robot
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a warehouse robot
15. 15.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
16. 16.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
17. 17.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
18. 18.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, always (c) yes, with two legs (d) no, any shape works
19. 19.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a delivery robot
21. 21.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a ceiling fan
22. 22.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
25. 25.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
27. 27.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pulley (d) a pair of scissors
29. 29.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
31. 31.True or false: a skateboard is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
33. 33.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
34. 34.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
35. 35.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a bicycle (c) a warehouse robot (d) a wheelbarrow
37. 37.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a garden swing (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a delivery robot
39. 39.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is very big (b) it is made of metal (c) it has a face (d) it senses and decides
40. 40.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True

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