Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 325 · 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 hand whisk (b) a factory robot arm (c) a line-follower robot (d) a delivery robot
2. 2.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a big number (c) a city name (d) a kind of metal
3. 3.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a wind-up toy (c) a line-follower robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a hammer (c) a warehouse robot (d) a planet rover
5. 5.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a delivery robot (d) a wheelbarrow
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a hand whisk
7. 7.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a planet rover (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a hammer
8. 8.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a pair of scissors (d) a fruit-picking robot
9. 9.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is very big (b) it has a face (c) it is made of metal (d) it senses and decides
11. 11.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a garden swing (c) a ceiling fan (d) a wheelbarrow
13. 13.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
14. 14.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
15. 15.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
17. 17.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
18. 18.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) talk, sing and dance (c) eat, sleep and play (d) sense, think and act
19. 19.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a hammer (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a hand-pushed trolley
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a hammer (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a fruit-picking robot
22. 22.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
23. 23.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
24. 24.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a planet rover
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a bicycle (c) a skateboard (d) a hand whisk
27. 27.🤖 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)
28. 28.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
29. 29.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a hand whisk (d) a pool-cleaning robot
33. 33.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a wind-up toy (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a pulley
35. 35.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
36. 36.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a warehouse robot (c) a bicycle (d) a fruit-picking robot
37. 37.Which of these is a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a wind-up toy (d) a wheelbarrow
38. 38.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) no, any shape works (c) yes, with two legs (d) only in films
39. 39.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot

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