Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 352 · 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) a city name (b) a kind of metal (c) a big number (d) hard, forced work
2. 2.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a skateboard (d) a warehouse robot
5. 5.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hand whisk (c) a skateboard (d) a fruit-picking robot
6. 6.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hand whisk (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a bicycle
8. 8.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
9. 9.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it has a face (c) it is made of metal (d) it is very big
12. 12.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
13. 13.True or false: a wind-up toy is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
16. 16.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
17. 17.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
18. 18.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a planet rover (c) a pair of scissors (d) a parcel-sorting robot
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a bicycle (c) a pulley (d) a pool-cleaning robot
20. 20.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) only in films (c) yes, with two legs (d) yes, always
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a planet rover (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
25. 25.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a planet rover (d) a skateboard
26. 26.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
27. 27.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
28. 28.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a line-follower robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a planet rover
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a factory robot arm (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a hammer
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a delivery robot (d) a factory robot arm
31. 31.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
33. 33.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a bicycle (c) a skateboard (d) a floor-cleaning robot
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a hand whisk
37. 37.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) sense, think and act (b) talk, sing and dance (c) eat, sleep and play (d) only move fast
38. 38.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a bicycle (c) a garden swing (d) a robot lawn mower
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a planet rover (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a pulley

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