Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 399 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a factory robot arm
2. 2.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a planet rover (c) a ceiling fan (d) a wheelbarrow
4. 4.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a hand whisk
6. 6.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a bicycle (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a floor-cleaning robot
7. 7.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a bicycle (c) a ceiling fan (d) a delivery robot
8. 8.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) yes, always (c) no, any shape works (d) only in films
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a ceiling fan (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a skateboard
11. 11.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a hammer
12. 12.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
13. 13.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) sense, think and act (c) only move fast (d) eat, sleep and play
14. 14.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pair of scissors (c) a planet rover (d) a warehouse robot
15. 15.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
16. 16.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
18. 18.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
19. 19.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) hard, forced work (c) a big number (d) a kind of metal
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a planet rover (c) a factory robot arm (d) a pair of scissors
21. 21.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
22. 22.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a planet rover (c) a delivery robot (d) a garden swing
23. 23.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
24. 24.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
25. 25.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a garden swing
26. 26.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is very big (b) it has a face (c) it senses and decides (d) it is made of metal
27. 27.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a hand whisk (c) a factory robot arm (d) a bicycle
28. 28.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a delivery robot (d) a warehouse robot
29. 29.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
30. 30.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a pulley (d) a planet rover
31. 31.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a factory robot arm
32. 32.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a bicycle (c) a skateboard (d) a warehouse robot
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a skateboard (c) a warehouse robot (d) a wind-up toy
34. 34.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a skateboard
35. 35.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the robot’s wheels (b) the battery (c) nobody at all (d) people (programmers)
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a bicycle (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a ceiling fan
37. 37.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a skateboard (c) a wind-up toy (d) a factory robot arm
39. 39.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a warehouse robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a bicycle

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