Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 427 · 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 robot lawn mower (b) a hand whisk (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a garden swing (c) a hand whisk (d) a warehouse robot
3. 3.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
4. 4.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a big number (b) hard, forced work (c) a kind of metal (d) a city name
6. 6.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) only move fast (c) talk, sing and dance (d) sense, think and act
7. 7.🤖 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
8. 8.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a pulley (d) a pair of scissors
10. 10.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a bicycle (c) a ceiling fan (d) a delivery robot
12. 12.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the battery (b) people (programmers) (c) the robot’s wheels (d) nobody at all
13. 13.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
14. 14.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) no, any shape works (c) only in films (d) yes, always
16. 16.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a planet rover (d) a delivery robot
18. 18.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
19. 19.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
21. 21.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pulley (d) a line-follower robot
22. 22.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
24. 24.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a warehouse robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a hand-pushed trolley
26. 26.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a bicycle (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
27. 27.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a garden swing (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a hand whisk
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a skateboard
31. 31.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a bicycle (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a warehouse robot (d) a delivery robot
33. 33.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
35. 35.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a ceiling fan
37. 37.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a pulley (d) a factory robot arm
40. 40.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pulley (d) a robot lawn mower

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