Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 434 · 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 of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a bicycle (c) a factory robot arm (d) a wind-up toy
2. 2.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
3. 3.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a hand-pushed trolley
4. 4.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
5. 5.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
7. 7.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
8. 8.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a planet rover (d) a hammer
10. 10.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) no, any shape works (c) yes, always (d) only in films
11. 11.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
12. 12.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it is very big (c) it is made of metal (d) it has a face
13. 13.🤖 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
14. 14.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a garden swing (c) a delivery robot (d) a pulley
16. 16.True or false: a skateboard is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
18. 18.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a wheelbarrow
19. 19.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a pulley (c) a skateboard (d) a hammer
21. 21.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) nobody at all (c) the battery (d) the robot’s wheels
22. 22.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a hand whisk
24. 24.Which of these is a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a ceiling fan (d) a wheelbarrow
25. 25.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
26. 26.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a warehouse robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a skateboard
27. 27.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
28. 28.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a factory robot arm (d) a fruit-picking robot
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a wind-up toy
31. 31.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a delivery robot
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a hand whisk (c) a garden swing (d) a planet rover
35. 35.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) hard, forced work (c) a big number (d) a kind of metal
36. 36.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a line-follower robot
39. 39.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
40. 40.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a bicycle (c) a planet rover (d) a skateboard

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