Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 42 · 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 line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
2. 2.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a bicycle (d) a hammer
4. 4.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
5. 5.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
6. 6.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
7. 7.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a planet rover (c) a factory robot arm (d) a delivery robot
8. 8.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a hammer
10. 10.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) eat, sleep and play (c) talk, sing and dance (d) sense, think and act
11. 11.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
12. 12.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a skateboard (c) a delivery robot (d) a wind-up toy
14. 14.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a delivery robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
16. 16.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
17. 17.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a fruit-picking robot
18. 18.Which of these is a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a pulley (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a bicycle
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a bicycle (c) a garden swing (d) a wheelbarrow
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a warehouse robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a fruit-picking robot
21. 21.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a planet rover (c) a pair of scissors (d) a robot lawn mower
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a planet rover (c) a pair of scissors (d) a floor-cleaning robot
23. 23.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a hammer (d) a planet rover
25. 25.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
26. 26.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
28. 28.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it is made of metal (c) it is very big (d) it senses and decides
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a factory robot arm (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a pulley
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a line-follower robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
31. 31.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a ceiling fan (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a wheelbarrow
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a hand whisk (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a bicycle
34. 34.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a big number (c) a kind of metal (d) a city name
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pulley (d) a warehouse robot
36. 36.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a wind-up toy
38. 38.🤖 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)
39. 39.Which of these is a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a pair of scissors (c) a wind-up toy (d) a bicycle
40. 40.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, always (c) no, any shape works (d) yes, with two legs

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