Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

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

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