Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 306 · 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 factory robot arm is a robot. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
3. 3.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a line-follower robot
4. 4.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a line-follower robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a parcel-sorting robot
6. 6.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a parcel-sorting robot
8. 8.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
9. 9.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a pulley (c) a factory robot arm (d) a wind-up toy
10. 10.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) sense, think and act (b) only move fast (c) talk, sing and dance (d) eat, sleep and play
12. 12.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a factory robot arm
14. 14.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it is very big (c) it is made of metal (d) it has a face
15. 15.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
16. 16.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a hammer (d) a factory robot arm
17. 17.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a pair of scissors (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a hand whisk
18. 18.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a delivery robot (d) a hammer
20. 20.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) no, any shape works (c) only in films (d) yes, always
23. 23.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a garden swing (d) a pair of scissors
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a wind-up toy (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a skateboard
25. 25.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a skateboard (c) a wind-up toy (d) a line-follower robot
28. 28.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the robot’s wheels (b) the battery (c) nobody at all (d) people (programmers)
29. 29.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
33. 33.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a delivery robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
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 fruit-picking robot (b) a hammer (c) a pair of scissors (d) a bicycle
37. 37.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
38. 38.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a planet rover
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a bicycle (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a parcel-sorting robot

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