Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 380 · 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 of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a factory robot arm (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a bicycle
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a wind-up toy
3. 3.True or false: a skateboard is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it is made of metal (c) it is very big (d) it has a face
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a pulley (d) a warehouse robot
6. 6.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
8. 8.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a delivery robot (d) a wind-up toy
9. 9.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
10. 10.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) yes, always (c) only in films (d) yes, with two legs
11. 11.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
12. 12.🤖 Is a bicycle 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) the robot’s wheels (c) nobody at all (d) people (programmers)
14. 14.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a city name (c) a big number (d) hard, forced work
15. 15.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) eat, sleep and play (c) sense, think and act (d) only move fast
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a pulley (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a robot lawn mower
17. 17.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a skateboard (c) a pulley (d) a fruit-picking robot
19. 19.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
21. 21.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a planet rover (d) a ceiling fan
22. 22.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a pulley (c) a delivery robot (d) a ceiling fan
24. 24.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
25. 25.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a hand whisk (c) a wind-up toy (d) a planet rover
27. 27.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
28. 28.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a pair of scissors (c) a factory robot arm (d) a pool-cleaning robot
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a planet rover (d) a parcel-sorting robot
31. 31.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a planet rover (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a hand whisk
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a planet rover (c) a factory robot arm (d) a hammer
33. 33.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
34. 34.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a pulley (d) a robot lawn mower
35. 35.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.True or false: a bicycle is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a bicycle (d) a warehouse robot
38. 38.Which of these is a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a garden swing (c) a bicycle (d) a pair of scissors
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a skateboard (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a ceiling fan
40. 40.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot

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