Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 361 · 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 warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
2. 2.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a robot lawn mower
4. 4.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a garden swing (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
5. 5.True or false: a bicycle is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a garden swing
7. 7.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a garden swing (d) a ceiling fan
8. 8.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) the robot’s wheels (c) people (programmers) (d) the battery
10. 10.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a garden swing (c) a factory robot arm (d) a bicycle
12. 12.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a bicycle (d) a floor-cleaning robot
13. 13.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) eat, sleep and play (c) talk, sing and dance (d) sense, think and act
14. 14.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it senses and decides (c) it is made of metal (d) it is very big
16. 16.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a hand whisk (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a delivery robot
19. 19.🤖 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
20. 20.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a ceiling fan (c) a pair of scissors (d) a line-follower robot
21. 21.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
23. 23.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
25. 25.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
26. 26.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
27. 27.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
28. 28.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
29. 29.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a hammer (d) a skateboard
31. 31.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
32. 32.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
33. 33.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a bicycle (c) a garden swing (d) a hand whisk
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a skateboard (d) a bicycle
36. 36.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a hand whisk (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a line-follower robot
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a wind-up toy (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a wheelbarrow
38. 38.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
40. 40.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot

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