Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 382 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a hammer (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a pair of scissors
2. 2.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a skateboard (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a bicycle
3. 3.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a skateboard (c) a pair of scissors (d) a garden swing
4. 4.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a skateboard (d) a wheelbarrow
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a hammer (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a wind-up toy
7. 7.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
9. 9.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
11. 11.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
12. 12.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
13. 13.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
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) sense, think and act (b) talk, sing and dance (c) only move fast (d) eat, sleep and play
16. 16.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
17. 17.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
18. 18.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a hammer (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a bicycle
21. 21.🤖 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
22. 22.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) only in films (c) yes, always (d) yes, with two legs
23. 23.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a hammer (d) a delivery robot
26. 26.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a line-follower robot (d) a planet rover
29. 29.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
30. 30.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
31. 31.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a hammer (c) a bicycle (d) a delivery robot
32. 32.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a pulley (c) a wind-up toy (d) a floor-cleaning robot
33. 33.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
34. 34.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
35. 35.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a line-follower robot (d) a garden swing
36. 36.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
37. 37.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a big number (c) a kind of metal (d) a city name
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a bicycle (c) a skateboard (d) a planet rover
39. 39.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a ceiling fan (d) a warehouse robot
40. 40.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) True (b) False

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