Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 394 · 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 not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a warehouse robot (d) a robot lawn mower
2. 2.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a city name (c) a big number (d) a kind of metal
3. 3.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) yes, always (c) only in films (d) no, any shape works
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a hammer
6. 6.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
7. 7.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) the robot’s wheels (c) nobody at all (d) the battery
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a bicycle (d) a pulley
10. 10.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a garden swing (c) a delivery robot (d) a robot lawn mower
11. 11.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a delivery robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a planet rover
12. 12.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) talk, sing and dance (c) sense, think and act (d) only move fast
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a ceiling fan (c) a wind-up toy (d) a floor-cleaning robot
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a pulley
15. 15.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a bicycle (c) a line-follower robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
16. 16.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pulley (d) a wind-up toy
19. 19.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a planet rover (c) a wind-up toy (d) a factory robot arm
23. 23.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a garden swing (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a pair of scissors
24. 24.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a hand whisk
25. 25.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
26. 26.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a wind-up toy (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a warehouse robot
27. 27.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it is made of metal (c) it is very big (d) it has a face
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a skateboard (d) a planet rover
30. 30.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a skateboard (c) a bicycle (d) a robot lawn mower
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a line-follower robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a warehouse robot
33. 33.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
34. 34.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
36. 36.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
37. 37.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hand whisk (c) a wind-up toy (d) a robot lawn mower
38. 38.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
39. 39.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a pair of scissors (d) a factory robot arm

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