Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 328 · 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 warehouse robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a garden swing (d) a hammer
2. 2.🤖 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
3. 3.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it senses and decides (c) it has a face (d) it is very big
4. 4.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
5. 5.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
6. 6.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) no, any shape works (c) only in films (d) yes, always
7. 7.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
8. 8.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a skateboard (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a bicycle
9. 9.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a skateboard (d) a ceiling fan
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
13. 13.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
14. 14.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
16. 16.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
18. 18.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a pair of scissors (d) a warehouse robot
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a hammer (d) a pair of scissors
20. 20.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a pair of scissors (d) a bicycle
22. 22.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) only move fast (c) talk, sing and dance (d) sense, think and act
24. 24.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
25. 25.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
26. 26.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a bicycle (d) a planet rover
28. 28.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
30. 30.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a pulley
32. 32.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
33. 33.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hand whisk (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a ceiling fan
34. 34.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hammer (c) a line-follower robot (d) a pulley
35. 35.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a planet rover (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a bicycle
36. 36.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a city name (c) hard, forced work (d) a big number
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a pulley (d) a hammer
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a hand whisk (c) a skateboard (d) a line-follower robot
39. 39.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a wind-up toy
40. 40.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) False (b) True

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