Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 368 · 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 hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a garden swing (d) a factory robot arm
3. 3.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
4. 4.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) yes, always (c) only in films (d) no, any shape works
5. 5.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a pair of scissors (d) a planet rover
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a pair of scissors (c) a garden swing (d) a fruit-picking robot
7. 7.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a skateboard (d) a parcel-sorting robot
9. 9.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a delivery robot
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a bicycle (d) a ceiling fan
12. 12.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
13. 13.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the battery (b) nobody at all (c) people (programmers) (d) the robot’s wheels
14. 14.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🤖 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
16. 16.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a delivery robot
17. 17.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a wind-up toy (c) a line-follower robot (d) a skateboard
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a ceiling fan (d) a hammer
19. 19.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
21. 21.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
22. 22.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a pool-cleaning robot
24. 24.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
25. 25.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
26. 26.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) hard, forced work (c) a city name (d) a big number
27. 27.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
28. 28.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
29. 29.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a planet rover (c) a skateboard (d) a delivery robot
31. 31.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a factory robot arm (c) a wind-up toy (d) a ceiling fan
34. 34.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
36. 36.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a factory robot arm
37. 37.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is very big (b) it has a face (c) it senses and decides (d) it is made of metal
38. 38.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
39. 39.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
40. 40.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot

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