Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 38 · 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 floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a skateboard
3. 3.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a big number (b) a city name (c) hard, forced work (d) a kind of metal
4. 4.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) only move fast (c) eat, sleep and play (d) sense, think and act
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a garden swing
6. 6.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a skateboard (d) a factory robot arm
7. 7.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
9. 9.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
12. 12.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
13. 13.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
14. 14.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
15. 15.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
16. 16.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🤖 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
19. 19.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pulley (c) a hammer (d) a ceiling fan
22. 22.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) only in films (c) no, any shape works (d) yes, with two legs
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a planet rover (c) a ceiling fan (d) a pair of scissors
24. 24.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
25. 25.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a pulley
26. 26.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a pair of scissors
27. 27.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
28. 28.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a line-follower robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a hammer
29. 29.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a garden swing (c) a delivery robot (d) a hammer
31. 31.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a wind-up toy (d) a warehouse robot
34. 34.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a hand whisk (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a wheelbarrow
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a warehouse robot (d) a line-follower robot
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a planet rover (d) a factory robot arm
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a pulley (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a garden swing
39. 39.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a warehouse robot
40. 40.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot

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