Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 303 · 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 robot lawn mower (b) a hand whisk (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
2. 2.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) hard, forced work (c) a kind of metal (d) a big number
3. 3.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a planet rover (c) a hand whisk (d) a wind-up toy
6. 6.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a pair of scissors
7. 7.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a bicycle (c) a pulley (d) a wind-up toy
10. 10.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
11. 11.🤖 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
12. 12.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a planet rover (c) a delivery robot (d) a wind-up toy
14. 14.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
15. 15.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a line-follower robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a wheelbarrow
17. 17.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a skateboard (d) a parcel-sorting robot
19. 19.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
20. 20.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
21. 21.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a pulley
23. 23.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a skateboard (c) a planet rover (d) a robot lawn mower
24. 24.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) eat, sleep and play (c) sense, think and act (d) only move fast
26. 26.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a hammer (c) a garden swing (d) a wind-up toy
27. 27.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
28. 28.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
29. 29.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) no, any shape works (c) yes, always (d) only in films
30. 30.🤖 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
31. 31.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
33. 33.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a garden swing
34. 34.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
35. 35.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a hand whisk (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a wheelbarrow
37. 37.True or false: a delivery robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
40. 40.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a planet rover (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a factory robot arm

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