Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 44 · 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 wind-up toy is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
3. 3.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) nobody at all (c) the robot’s wheels (d) the battery
4. 4.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
5. 5.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
6. 6.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a line-follower robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a robot lawn mower
9. 9.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a garden swing (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a skateboard
10. 10.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
11. 11.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
12. 12.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) talk, sing and dance (c) sense, think and act (d) only move fast
14. 14.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
15. 15.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a planet rover (c) a ceiling fan (d) a floor-cleaning robot
17. 17.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it senses and decides (c) it is very big (d) it has a face
19. 19.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
20. 20.Which of these is a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a wind-up toy (c) a pulley (d) a wheelbarrow
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a planet rover (d) a pool-cleaning robot
22. 22.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a delivery robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a warehouse robot
24. 24.🤖 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
25. 25.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hammer (c) a hand whisk (d) a robot lawn mower
27. 27.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
28. 28.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
29. 29.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a wheelbarrow
30. 30.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
31. 31.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a warehouse robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a bicycle
32. 32.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
33. 33.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
34. 34.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a wheelbarrow
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a planet rover (d) a garden swing
36. 36.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
37. 37.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a factory robot arm
40. 40.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a skateboard

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