Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 441 · 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 hammer (c) a bicycle (d) a pair of scissors
2. 2.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a skateboard (d) a delivery robot
4. 4.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a city name (c) a big number (d) hard, forced work
5. 5.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a bicycle (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a warehouse robot
6. 6.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a ceiling fan (d) a fruit-picking robot
9. 9.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
10. 10.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) only move fast (c) sense, think and act (d) talk, sing and dance
12. 12.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a ceiling fan (c) a skateboard (d) a robot lawn mower
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a pulley (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a factory robot arm
14. 14.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
16. 16.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
17. 17.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
18. 18.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
20. 20.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
21. 21.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a bicycle (c) a skateboard (d) a hand-pushed trolley
23. 23.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
24. 24.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it has a face (c) it is very big (d) it is made of metal
26. 26.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a planet rover (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a factory robot arm
28. 28.Which of these is a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a pair of scissors (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a hammer
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a delivery robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a warehouse robot
30. 30.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a pair of scissors
33. 33.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
34. 34.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
36. 36.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
37. 37.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the robot’s wheels (b) people (programmers) (c) nobody at all (d) the battery
38. 38.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a robot lawn mower
39. 39.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a factory robot arm (c) a bicycle (d) a garden swing
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley

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