Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 423 · 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 factory robot arm (b) a wind-up toy (c) a line-follower robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
2. 2.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
3. 3.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
4. 4.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) eat, sleep and play (c) sense, think and act (d) talk, sing and dance
5. 5.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) only in films (c) yes, always (d) no, any shape works
6. 6.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is very big (b) it is made of metal (c) it senses and decides (d) it has a face
7. 7.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
8. 8.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) the robot’s wheels (c) the battery (d) people (programmers)
9. 9.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a planet rover (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a wind-up toy
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a hand whisk (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a ceiling fan
12. 12.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) a kind of metal (c) hard, forced work (d) a big number
13. 13.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a hammer (c) a factory robot arm (d) a hand whisk
15. 15.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a pair of scissors
17. 17.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a delivery robot (d) a planet rover
20. 20.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a planet rover
21. 21.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a parcel-sorting robot
22. 22.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a planet rover (d) a parcel-sorting robot
23. 23.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a ceiling fan (c) a line-follower robot (d) a pulley
24. 24.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
25. 25.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
26. 26.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
27. 27.True or false: a skateboard is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a factory robot arm (d) a planet rover
29. 29.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
30. 30.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a bicycle (c) a warehouse robot (d) a pulley
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a bicycle (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a factory robot arm
33. 33.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
34. 34.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
35. 35.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a hammer
37. 37.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a garden swing (c) a bicycle (d) a pulley
39. 39.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a planet rover (c) a garden swing (d) a wheelbarrow
40. 40.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot

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