Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 322 · 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.🤖 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
2. 2.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) the robot’s wheels (c) nobody at all (d) the battery
3. 3.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a warehouse robot
4. 4.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
5. 5.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a wind-up toy
6. 6.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
9. 9.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a big number (b) a city name (c) hard, forced work (d) a kind of metal
10. 10.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) only in films (c) no, any shape works (d) yes, always
11. 11.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a line-follower robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
12. 12.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
13. 13.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) talk, sing and dance (c) only move fast (d) sense, think and act
14. 14.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a bicycle (d) a pool-cleaning robot
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a hand whisk
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a delivery robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a pair of scissors
17. 17.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
18. 18.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a skateboard (c) a hammer (d) a line-follower robot
20. 20.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a skateboard (d) a hand whisk
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a factory robot arm (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a line-follower robot
25. 25.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a robot lawn mower
27. 27.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
28. 28.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pair of scissors (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a planet rover
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a planet rover
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a pulley (c) a delivery robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a hand whisk (c) a ceiling fan (d) a factory robot arm
32. 32.Which of these is a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pair of scissors (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a garden swing
33. 33.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a factory robot arm (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
37. 37.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a hammer (d) a warehouse robot
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a pulley (c) a line-follower robot (d) a skateboard
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a hand whisk (c) a hammer (d) a fruit-picking robot
40. 40.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot

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