Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 385 · 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 garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
2. 2.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a line-follower robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a bicycle
3. 3.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) only in films (c) yes, with two legs (d) no, any shape works
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a planet rover (d) a skateboard
5. 5.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a ceiling fan (c) a pulley (d) a delivery robot
7. 7.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🤖 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)
9. 9.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a delivery robot
10. 10.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a garden swing (d) a robot lawn mower
12. 12.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) eat, sleep and play (c) sense, think and act (d) talk, sing and dance
14. 14.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
15. 15.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
16. 16.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
17. 17.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a wind-up toy (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a bicycle
18. 18.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
19. 19.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a skateboard (c) a ceiling fan (d) a pool-cleaning robot
20. 20.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) hard, forced work (c) a city name (d) a big number
23. 23.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
24. 24.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is very big (b) it is made of metal (c) it has a face (d) it senses and decides
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a wind-up toy
26. 26.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
27. 27.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a pulley (d) a warehouse robot
30. 30.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a line-follower robot
31. 31.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a skateboard (c) a bicycle (d) a planet rover
32. 32.Which of these is a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a wind-up toy (d) a hammer
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a ceiling fan (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a hammer
34. 34.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a line-follower robot (d) a delivery robot
35. 35.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pair of scissors (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a delivery robot
37. 37.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
38. 38.Which of these is a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a skateboard (d) a pair of scissors
39. 39.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot

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