Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 403 · 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 pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a bicycle (d) a pair of scissors
3. 3.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a hammer (c) a pulley (d) a hand-pushed trolley
5. 5.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
7. 7.Which of these is a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a bicycle (c) a hand whisk (d) a wind-up toy
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a delivery robot
9. 9.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a factory robot arm (d) a hand whisk
10. 10.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a delivery robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
11. 11.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
12. 12.🤖 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
13. 13.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) the battery (c) the robot’s wheels (d) people (programmers)
14. 14.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a ceiling fan (c) a warehouse robot (d) a skateboard
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a wind-up toy (c) a bicycle (d) a wheelbarrow
16. 16.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a factory robot arm (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a pool-cleaning robot
17. 17.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a pair of scissors (d) a robot lawn mower
19. 19.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
20. 20.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) yes, with two legs (c) no, any shape works (d) only in films
21. 21.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a garden swing (c) a pair of scissors (d) a line-follower robot
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a planet rover (d) a skateboard
23. 23.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a bicycle (c) a wind-up toy (d) a pulley
25. 25.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a big number (b) hard, forced work (c) a city name (d) a kind of metal
26. 26.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
27. 27.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
28. 28.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a ceiling fan
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a garden swing (d) a pair of scissors
32. 32.🤖 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
33. 33.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a skateboard (c) a warehouse robot (d) a factory robot arm
34. 34.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a ceiling fan (d) a pool-cleaning robot
35. 35.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a planet rover (c) a warehouse robot (d) a pulley
36. 36.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a garden swing (d) a wind-up toy
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a garden swing
39. 39.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a garden swing (d) a pool-cleaning robot
40. 40.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True

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