Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 345 · 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.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the battery (b) people (programmers) (c) the robot’s wheels (d) nobody at all
2. 2.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a garden swing (c) a delivery robot (d) a planet rover
3. 3.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
4. 4.True or false: a delivery robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🤖 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
6. 6.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
7. 7.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a hand whisk (d) a floor-cleaning robot
9. 9.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a factory robot arm (c) a bicycle (d) a hand-pushed trolley
11. 11.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a planet rover (c) a ceiling fan (d) a hand-pushed trolley
12. 12.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a line-follower robot (c) a bicycle (d) a hammer
13. 13.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a wheelbarrow
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a factory robot arm (d) a robot lawn mower
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a garden swing (d) a parcel-sorting robot
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a wind-up toy (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a parcel-sorting robot
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a garden swing (c) a delivery robot (d) a hand whisk
18. 18.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a big number (b) a kind of metal (c) a city name (d) hard, forced work
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 of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a ceiling fan (c) a wind-up toy (d) a warehouse robot
21. 21.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a hand whisk (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a pulley
22. 22.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a skateboard (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a wind-up toy
23. 23.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a hand whisk (c) a pulley (d) a delivery robot
24. 24.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a delivery robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a parcel-sorting robot
25. 25.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
26. 26.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a hammer
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a wind-up toy (c) a hammer (d) a line-follower robot
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a delivery robot
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a pair of scissors (d) a skateboard
30. 30.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a warehouse robot
32. 32.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
33. 33.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a pair of scissors (d) a hand-pushed trolley
36. 36.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it senses and decides (c) it is very big (d) it has a face
37. 37.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
38. 38.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
40. 40.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot

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