Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 335 · 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.True or false: a delivery robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🤖 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
3. 3.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
4. 4.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a skateboard (c) a hand whisk (d) a robot lawn mower
5. 5.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a skateboard
8. 8.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a skateboard (c) a bicycle (d) a pair of scissors
10. 10.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a line-follower robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a robot lawn mower
11. 11.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
13. 13.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) no, any shape works (c) yes, with two legs (d) only in films
14. 14.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
15. 15.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🤖 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
17. 17.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a hammer (c) a ceiling fan (d) a pair of scissors
19. 19.Which of these is a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a pulley (c) a skateboard (d) a pair of scissors
20. 20.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
21. 21.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) the battery (c) the robot’s wheels (d) nobody at all
22. 22.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
23. 23.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a hammer
24. 24.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
25. 25.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a wind-up toy (c) a line-follower robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
27. 27.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
28. 28.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a skateboard (d) a parcel-sorting robot
30. 30.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a delivery robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a line-follower robot
31. 31.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a bicycle
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a ceiling fan (c) a line-follower robot (d) a robot lawn mower
33. 33.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a pulley (c) a bicycle (d) a pool-cleaning robot
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a bicycle (c) a pair of scissors (d) a fruit-picking robot
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a garden swing (c) a pair of scissors (d) a factory robot arm
36. 36.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a pair of scissors (c) a delivery robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
37. 37.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a hand whisk (c) a pulley (d) a floor-cleaning robot
38. 38.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a factory robot arm (c) a planet rover (d) a delivery robot
40. 40.🤖 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

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