Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 431 · 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.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a garden swing (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a line-follower robot
3. 3.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
4. 4.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a line-follower robot (d) a warehouse robot
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a pair of scissors (c) a ceiling fan (d) a floor-cleaning robot
6. 6.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
7. 7.🤖 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
8. 8.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
9. 9.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) sense, think and act (b) talk, sing and dance (c) eat, sleep and play (d) only move fast
10. 10.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
11. 11.🤖 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a skateboard (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a hand whisk
13. 13.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a garden swing (c) a hand whisk (d) a factory robot arm
14. 14.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
15. 15.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) yes, with two legs (c) only in films (d) yes, always
16. 16.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a factory robot arm
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a hammer
19. 19.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
21. 21.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a pulley (c) a wind-up toy (d) a planet rover
24. 24.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a bicycle (c) a ceiling fan (d) a hand whisk
25. 25.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a skateboard
27. 27.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a hammer (c) a bicycle (d) a line-follower robot
29. 29.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
30. 30.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a robot lawn mower
31. 31.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a pulley (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a planet rover
33. 33.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hand whisk (c) a skateboard (d) a warehouse robot
35. 35.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a planet rover (c) a line-follower robot (d) a robot lawn mower
37. 37.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a delivery robot (c) a bicycle (d) a fruit-picking robot
38. 38.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a line-follower robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a factory robot arm
40. 40.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True

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