Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 440 · 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 hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
3. 3.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
4. 4.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a delivery robot
6. 6.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a ceiling fan (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a pulley
7. 7.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a hammer
8. 8.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a planet rover (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a pulley
9. 9.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a planet rover (d) a delivery robot
10. 10.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a parcel-sorting robot
12. 12.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a warehouse robot
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a skateboard (c) a ceiling fan (d) a planet rover
14. 14.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it is very big (c) it is made of metal (d) it senses and decides
15. 15.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
16. 16.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a skateboard (c) a pulley (d) a delivery robot
17. 17.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) only in films (c) no, any shape works (d) yes, always
18. 18.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the robot’s wheels (b) nobody at all (c) the battery (d) people (programmers)
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a pair of scissors (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a garden swing
20. 20.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) eat, sleep and play (c) sense, think and act (d) only move fast
21. 21.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
22. 22.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
23. 23.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
24. 24.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a ceiling fan
25. 25.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a line-follower robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a floor-cleaning robot
28. 28.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
29. 29.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
30. 30.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a bicycle is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a bicycle (c) a hammer (d) a factory robot arm
34. 34.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a wind-up toy (c) a line-follower robot (d) a ceiling fan
35. 35.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a hammer (d) a skateboard
36. 36.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a kind of metal (c) a city name (d) a big number
37. 37.True or false: a skateboard is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a factory robot arm (d) a delivery robot
39. 39.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a wind-up toy (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a pulley
40. 40.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a factory robot arm (c) a garden swing (d) a hammer

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