Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

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

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