Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 334 · 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 is very big (b) it is made of metal (c) it has a face (d) it senses and decides
2. 2.Which of these is a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a pair of scissors (d) a pulley
3. 3.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
4. 4.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
5. 5.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a pulley (c) a hammer (d) a fruit-picking robot
6. 6.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, with two legs (c) no, any shape works (d) yes, always
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a planet rover (c) a delivery robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
8. 8.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
9. 9.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
10. 10.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) a big number (c) hard, forced work (d) a kind of metal
12. 12.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a planet rover (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a ceiling fan
13. 13.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
15. 15.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a pair of scissors
18. 18.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a hammer
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a factory robot arm (d) a wind-up toy
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a ceiling fan (c) a bicycle (d) a hammer
21. 21.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a garden swing
25. 25.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) eat, sleep and play (c) only move fast (d) sense, think and act
26. 26.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
27. 27.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a pair of scissors (c) a factory robot arm (d) a wind-up toy
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a line-follower robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a ceiling fan
29. 29.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
31. 31.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
33. 33.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a wind-up toy (d) a hammer
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a parcel-sorting robot
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a pair of scissors
37. 37.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a parcel-sorting robot
38. 38.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a bicycle (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a hand-pushed trolley
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a delivery robot (d) a bicycle

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