Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 451 · 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 not a robot. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a hammer (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a factory robot arm
4. 4.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a pair of scissors (c) a delivery robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a pair of scissors
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a pulley (c) a factory robot arm (d) a parcel-sorting robot
8. 8.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
9. 9.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a line-follower robot
12. 12.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a big number (b) a kind of metal (c) hard, forced work (d) a city name
13. 13.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a hand whisk (c) a pair of scissors (d) a planet rover
14. 14.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a hammer (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a pair of scissors
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a planet rover (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a hammer
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a bicycle (c) a planet rover (d) a pool-cleaning robot
18. 18.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a skateboard (d) a factory robot arm
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a bicycle (d) a garden swing
21. 21.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a skateboard (c) a factory robot arm (d) a floor-cleaning robot
23. 23.Which of these is a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a wind-up toy (c) a pair of scissors (d) a ceiling fan
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a garden swing
25. 25.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a bicycle (d) a hand-pushed trolley
27. 27.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
28. 28.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
29. 29.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it has a face (c) it senses and decides (d) it is very big
30. 30.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
33. 33.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a wind-up toy
36. 36.True or false: a wind-up toy is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) sense, think and act (c) eat, sleep and play (d) only move fast
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a ceiling fan (c) a warehouse robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
39. 39.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
40. 40.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) True (b) False

Free robotics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/robotics-for-kids