Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 312 · 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 planet rover (b) a bicycle (c) a line-follower robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
2. 2.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a ceiling fan (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a skateboard
4. 4.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a hammer (d) a wheelbarrow
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a pulley (d) a wheelbarrow
7. 7.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it is very big (c) it senses and decides (d) it has a face
8. 8.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) nobody at all (c) the battery (d) the robot’s wheels
9. 9.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) yes, with two legs (c) only in films (d) yes, always
10. 10.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a factory robot arm (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a pair of scissors
12. 12.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) hard, forced work (c) a big number (d) a kind of metal
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a hammer (d) a pool-cleaning robot
14. 14.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a pair of scissors (c) a line-follower robot (d) a wind-up toy
15. 15.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a hand whisk (c) a factory robot arm (d) a pair of scissors
16. 16.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a planet rover (d) a pulley
17. 17.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
18. 18.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a fruit-picking robot
19. 19.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a pair of scissors
20. 20.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
21. 21.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
22. 22.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
25. 25.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
27. 27.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a skateboard
28. 28.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a garden swing (d) a parcel-sorting robot
30. 30.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
31. 31.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
33. 33.🤖 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
34. 34.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.True or false: a wind-up toy is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a line-follower robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a hand-pushed trolley
37. 37.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a planet rover
38. 38.Which of these is a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a hand whisk (c) a ceiling fan (d) a hammer
39. 39.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
40. 40.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True

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