Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 376 · 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.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the robot’s wheels (b) nobody at all (c) the battery (d) people (programmers)
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a hammer (c) a bicycle (d) a hand whisk
3. 3.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) only in films (c) yes, with two legs (d) no, any shape works
4. 4.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
7. 7.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a pulley (c) a factory robot arm (d) a line-follower robot
8. 8.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a bicycle (d) a planet rover
9. 9.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a planet rover (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a hammer
10. 10.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a garden swing
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a warehouse robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a robot lawn mower
12. 12.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a robot lawn mower
13. 13.Which of these is a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a pulley (d) a hammer
14. 14.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a bicycle (c) a planet rover (d) a wind-up toy
17. 17.🤖 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
18. 18.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
19. 19.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
20. 20.🤖 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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a delivery robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a pair of scissors
22. 22.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
24. 24.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a hand whisk (d) a parcel-sorting robot
26. 26.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a line-follower robot (c) a planet rover (d) a wind-up toy
28. 28.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a garden swing (c) a bicycle (d) a pool-cleaning robot
29. 29.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a wind-up toy (c) a hand whisk (d) a factory robot arm
30. 30.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
31. 31.True or false: a delivery robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hand whisk (c) a delivery robot (d) a wind-up toy
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a hammer
34. 34.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) sense, think and act (b) only move fast (c) eat, sleep and play (d) talk, sing and dance
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a planet rover (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
37. 37.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
38. 38.True or false: a bicycle is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a bicycle (c) a hand whisk (d) a wheelbarrow
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a pair of scissors (d) a floor-cleaning robot

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