Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 367 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a planet rover (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a wheelbarrow
2. 2.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a factory robot arm (d) a floor-cleaning robot
3. 3.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a parcel-sorting robot
5. 5.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a hammer
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a hammer (c) a hand whisk (d) a delivery robot
8. 8.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it is very big (c) it is made of metal (d) it has a face
9. 9.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a planet rover (d) a floor-cleaning robot
11. 11.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
13. 13.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a bicycle (d) a pulley
14. 14.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
15. 15.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a bicycle (c) a hammer (d) a hand whisk
17. 17.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
18. 18.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) nobody at all (c) the robot’s wheels (d) the battery
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a ceiling fan (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a floor-cleaning robot
20. 20.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
22. 22.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, with two legs (c) yes, always (d) no, any shape works
24. 24.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a pulley
26. 26.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a planet rover (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
28. 28.🤖 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
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a pulley (c) a line-follower robot (d) a warehouse robot
30. 30.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) hard, forced work (c) a big number (d) a kind of metal
31. 31.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
32. 32.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a wind-up toy (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a robot lawn mower
33. 33.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a bicycle (c) a warehouse robot (d) a garden swing
34. 34.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a bicycle
35. 35.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a bicycle (c) a warehouse robot (d) a skateboard
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a ceiling fan
38. 38.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
39. 39.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot

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