Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 429 · 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 line-follower robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a hand-pushed trolley
2. 2.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
3. 3.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
5. 5.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
6. 6.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is very big (b) it is made of metal (c) it has a face (d) it senses and decides
8. 8.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a line-follower robot (d) a hand whisk
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a pair of scissors (d) a planet rover
12. 12.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) no, any shape works (c) yes, always (d) yes, with two legs
13. 13.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a planet rover (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a robot lawn mower
16. 16.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a planet rover (c) a warehouse robot (d) a hand whisk
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a bicycle (d) a line-follower robot
18. 18.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) talk, sing and dance (c) eat, sleep and play (d) sense, think and act
19. 19.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a pulley (d) a pair of scissors
20. 20.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
21. 21.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a warehouse robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
22. 22.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) the battery (c) nobody at all (d) the robot’s wheels
23. 23.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a factory robot arm
26. 26.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
27. 27.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a warehouse robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a hand whisk
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a factory robot arm (c) a hammer (d) a garden swing
29. 29.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a hammer (c) a factory robot arm (d) a pair of scissors
30. 30.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a skateboard (d) a pulley
32. 32.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a big number (b) a city name (c) a kind of metal (d) hard, forced work
34. 34.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a ceiling fan (c) a pulley (d) a floor-cleaning robot
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a warehouse robot (d) a delivery robot
39. 39.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
40. 40.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot

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