Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 422 · 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 hand whisk (b) a ceiling fan (c) a warehouse robot (d) a wheelbarrow
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a factory robot arm
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a wind-up toy (d) a hand-pushed trolley
4. 4.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a hand whisk
6. 6.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
7. 7.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a ceiling fan (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a pulley
8. 8.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a ceiling fan (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a delivery robot
9. 9.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it has a face (c) it is made of metal (d) it is very big
12. 12.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a warehouse robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a bicycle
13. 13.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
14. 14.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a planet rover (c) a warehouse robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
16. 16.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a skateboard (d) a pool-cleaning robot
18. 18.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a pulley (d) a garden swing
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a pulley (c) a ceiling fan (d) a delivery robot
20. 20.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
21. 21.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
22. 22.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a skateboard (c) a factory robot arm (d) a wheelbarrow
24. 24.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a warehouse robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a delivery robot
25. 25.🤖 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a delivery robot (c) a planet rover (d) a ceiling fan
27. 27.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a ceiling fan (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a skateboard
28. 28.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🤖 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
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a ceiling fan (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a floor-cleaning robot
31. 31.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a bicycle (c) a hammer (d) a factory robot arm
32. 32.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a warehouse robot
33. 33.Which of these is a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a skateboard (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a ceiling fan
34. 34.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
36. 36.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) a big number (c) a kind of metal (d) hard, forced work
37. 37.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) no, any shape works (c) yes, with two legs (d) yes, always
38. 38.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a wind-up toy (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a planet rover
39. 39.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley

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