Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 330 · 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.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a city name (c) a kind of metal (d) a big number
2. 2.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) sense, think and act (b) only move fast (c) eat, sleep and play (d) talk, sing and dance
3. 3.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
4. 4.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🤖 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
6. 6.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
7. 7.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
8. 8.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a warehouse robot (d) a delivery robot
10. 10.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
12. 12.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a skateboard
13. 13.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a hand whisk (d) a delivery robot
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a skateboard
15. 15.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a skateboard (c) a delivery robot (d) a factory robot arm
16. 16.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) only in films (c) no, any shape works (d) yes, with two legs
17. 17.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
18. 18.Which of these is a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a ceiling fan (d) a hammer
19. 19.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a bicycle (c) a skateboard (d) a pool-cleaning robot
21. 21.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a planet rover (d) a garden swing
24. 24.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
26. 26.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
27. 27.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
28. 28.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a line-follower robot (c) a skateboard (d) a wheelbarrow
30. 30.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
31. 31.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a pair of scissors (c) a bicycle (d) a parcel-sorting robot
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a hammer (d) a factory robot arm
33. 33.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
34. 34.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a skateboard (c) a hand whisk (d) a factory robot arm
36. 36.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a planet rover (c) a hand whisk (d) a line-follower robot
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a line-follower robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a warehouse robot
40. 40.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False

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