Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 455 · 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 factory robot arm is a robot. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
3. 3.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a warehouse robot (d) a pair of scissors
5. 5.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a bicycle (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a ceiling fan
7. 7.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
8. 8.🤖 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
9. 9.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a big number (c) hard, forced work (d) a city name
10. 10.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
12. 12.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a skateboard (c) a pulley (d) a hand whisk
15. 15.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a factory robot arm (c) a warehouse robot (d) a planet rover
17. 17.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) sense, think and act (c) only move fast (d) talk, sing and dance
18. 18.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a pulley (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a pool-cleaning robot
19. 19.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a skateboard (d) a bicycle
20. 20.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a wind-up toy (c) a delivery robot (d) a ceiling fan
21. 21.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a pulley (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a garden swing
23. 23.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
25. 25.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) yes, always (c) yes, with two legs (d) only in films
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a warehouse robot (c) a pulley (d) a fruit-picking robot
27. 27.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
28. 28.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
29. 29.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a factory robot arm (d) a delivery robot
31. 31.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a planet rover (c) a line-follower robot (d) a hand whisk
33. 33.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a hammer (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a bicycle
34. 34.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a factory robot arm (d) a planet rover
36. 36.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a pulley (c) a pair of scissors (d) a factory robot arm
38. 38.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot

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