Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 383 · 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.🤖 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
2. 2.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a hand-pushed trolley
3. 3.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) the robot’s wheels (c) the battery (d) people (programmers)
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a delivery robot
5. 5.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a hammer (d) a bicycle
6. 6.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a bicycle (c) a warehouse robot (d) a pair of scissors
8. 8.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) False (b) True
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) yes, always (b) yes, with two legs (c) only in films (d) no, any shape works
11. 11.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a pair of scissors (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a factory robot arm
12. 12.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it has a face (c) it is very big (d) it senses and decides
14. 14.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a big number (b) a kind of metal (c) hard, forced work (d) a city name
15. 15.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
17. 17.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
18. 18.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
19. 19.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
20. 20.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
21. 21.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
22. 22.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a pulley (d) a wheelbarrow
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a warehouse robot
24. 24.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
26. 26.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a fruit-picking robot
27. 27.True or false: a bicycle is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
29. 29.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
30. 30.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
31. 31.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a skateboard (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a warehouse robot
32. 32.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a wind-up toy (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a factory robot arm
34. 34.Which of these is a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a garden swing (c) a ceiling fan (d) a hand-pushed trolley
35. 35.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a planet rover (d) a hand-pushed trolley
37. 37.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a bicycle
39. 39.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a robot lawn mower

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