Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 453 · 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 wheelbarrow (b) a skateboard (c) a garden swing (d) a floor-cleaning robot
2. 2.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) people (programmers) (c) the robot’s wheels (d) the battery
3. 3.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a line-follower robot
4. 4.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, always (c) yes, with two legs (d) no, any shape works
5. 5.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) eat, sleep and play (c) only move fast (d) sense, think and act
6. 6.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
7. 7.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a pulley (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a hand-pushed trolley
10. 10.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a garden swing (c) a planet rover (d) a factory robot arm
11. 11.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
13. 13.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a delivery robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a skateboard (d) a warehouse robot
15. 15.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a garden swing (d) a line-follower robot
16. 16.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a hand whisk (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a garden swing
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a hand whisk (c) a delivery robot (d) a robot lawn mower
19. 19.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a factory robot arm (d) a planet rover
21. 21.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a hammer
23. 23.Which of these is a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a garden swing (c) a pair of scissors (d) a wind-up toy
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a wheelbarrow
25. 25.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a warehouse robot (c) a bicycle (d) a pool-cleaning robot
27. 27.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a delivery robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
28. 28.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a city name (c) hard, forced work (d) a big number
31. 31.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a planet rover (c) a wind-up toy (d) a pool-cleaning robot
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a planet rover (c) a warehouse robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
34. 34.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
36. 36.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a fruit-picking robot
38. 38.🤖 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
39. 39.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a hand whisk (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a skateboard
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a garden swing

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