Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 320 · 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 factory robot arm (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a planet rover (d) a pair of scissors
2. 2.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) yes, with two legs (c) no, any shape works (d) only in films
4. 4.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
5. 5.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) sense, think and act (c) only move fast (d) talk, sing and dance
7. 7.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a robot lawn mower
8. 8.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a bicycle (d) a pulley
9. 9.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
11. 11.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
12. 12.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a ceiling fan (c) a pulley (d) a floor-cleaning robot
13. 13.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a delivery robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a skateboard
14. 14.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a wind-up toy (c) a bicycle (d) a floor-cleaning robot
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a pair of scissors (c) a delivery robot (d) a ceiling fan
18. 18.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a line-follower robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
21. 21.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a big number (c) a city name (d) hard, forced work
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a skateboard (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a fruit-picking robot
23. 23.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
25. 25.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a pulley (d) a hand-pushed trolley
26. 26.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
28. 28.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🤖 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
30. 30.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a factory robot arm (d) a line-follower robot
33. 33.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a skateboard
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a pulley (c) a garden swing (d) a skateboard
35. 35.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a bicycle (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a wind-up toy
37. 37.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
39. 39.🤖 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)
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a planet rover (d) a bicycle

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