Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 386 · 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 hand-pushed trolley (b) a pulley (c) a hammer (d) a pool-cleaning robot
2. 2.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a planet rover (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a hammer
3. 3.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a hammer
5. 5.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a wind-up toy
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a robot lawn mower
7. 7.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
8. 8.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) hard, forced work (c) a big number (d) a city name
11. 11.🔍 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
12. 12.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
13. 13.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
14. 14.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a skateboard (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a pulley
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a bicycle (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
17. 17.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a factory robot arm (c) a line-follower robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
19. 19.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
20. 20.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a warehouse robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a bicycle
21. 21.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a pair of scissors (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a pulley
23. 23.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) the battery (c) people (programmers) (d) the robot’s wheels
24. 24.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a pulley (d) a warehouse robot
26. 26.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a factory robot arm (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a line-follower robot
28. 28.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
29. 29.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) only move fast (c) talk, sing and dance (d) sense, think and act
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a garden swing (c) a hand whisk (d) a planet rover
31. 31.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a pair of scissors
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a ceiling fan (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a delivery robot
35. 35.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
36. 36.True or false: a skateboard is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it has a face (c) it senses and decides (d) it is very big
38. 38.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a ceiling fan (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a hand whisk
39. 39.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a delivery robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot

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