Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 315 · 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 of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a bicycle
2. 2.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
3. 3.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
4. 4.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a big number (b) a kind of metal (c) a city name (d) hard, forced work
5. 5.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a pulley (d) a floor-cleaning robot
7. 7.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
8. 8.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) no, any shape works (c) only in films (d) yes, with two legs
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a robot lawn mower
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a bicycle (d) a pulley
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a pulley (c) a hand whisk (d) a line-follower robot
12. 12.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a skateboard is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
15. 15.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
17. 17.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a hand whisk
18. 18.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
19. 19.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it has a face (c) it senses and decides (d) it is very big
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a skateboard (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a parcel-sorting robot
21. 21.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
22. 22.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) only move fast (c) sense, think and act (d) talk, sing and dance
23. 23.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a hammer
25. 25.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a bicycle
29. 29.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
31. 31.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the robot’s wheels (b) people (programmers) (c) nobody at all (d) the battery
32. 32.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
33. 33.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
34. 34.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a bicycle (c) a factory robot arm (d) a skateboard
36. 36.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a warehouse robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a wheelbarrow
38. 38.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
39. 39.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot

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