Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 377 · 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.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) no, any shape works (c) yes, with two legs (d) only in films
2. 2.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
3. 3.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
6. 6.True or false: a skateboard is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) a big number (c) a kind of metal (d) hard, forced work
10. 10.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) the battery (c) nobody at all (d) the robot’s wheels
11. 11.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
14. 14.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a line-follower robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a pulley
15. 15.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a bicycle (c) a ceiling fan (d) a fruit-picking robot
17. 17.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a line-follower robot (d) a factory robot arm
18. 18.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a pulley
21. 21.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
24. 24.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a delivery robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a pool-cleaning robot
25. 25.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
26. 26.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it is very big (c) it has a face (d) it senses and decides
27. 27.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a pulley (c) a garden swing (d) a floor-cleaning robot
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a planet rover (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a ceiling fan
29. 29.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) only move fast (c) sense, think and act (d) eat, sleep and play
30. 30.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
31. 31.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a wheelbarrow
32. 32.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
33. 33.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.Which of these is a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pulley (c) a garden swing (d) a wind-up toy
37. 37.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a warehouse robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
40. 40.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot

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