Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 391 · 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 makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is very big (b) it senses and decides (c) it is made of metal (d) it has a face
2. 2.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the battery (b) nobody at all (c) people (programmers) (d) the robot’s wheels
4. 4.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
5. 5.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a warehouse robot (c) a bicycle (d) a ceiling fan
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a warehouse robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a wheelbarrow
7. 7.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a garden swing (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a robot lawn mower
9. 9.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) no, any shape works (c) only in films (d) yes, always
10. 10.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
12. 12.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
13. 13.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
14. 14.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a hammer (d) a factory robot arm
15. 15.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a pulley (c) a warehouse robot (d) a planet rover
17. 17.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a wind-up toy (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
21. 21.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
22. 22.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a hand whisk
26. 26.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a factory robot arm (c) a planet rover (d) a parcel-sorting robot
28. 28.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a bicycle (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
30. 30.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
31. 31.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a wind-up toy (c) a bicycle (d) a planet rover
34. 34.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
37. 37.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a pair of scissors
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a hand whisk (c) a factory robot arm (d) a hand-pushed trolley
39. 39.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
40. 40.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) sense, think and act (c) eat, sleep and play (d) talk, sing and dance

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