Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 456 · 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 of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a factory robot arm (d) a planet rover
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a delivery robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a hand-pushed trolley
3. 3.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a pulley (d) a warehouse robot
4. 4.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it has a face (c) it is made of metal (d) it is very big
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a warehouse robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a planet rover
6. 6.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a wheelbarrow
7. 7.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
8. 8.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
9. 9.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a warehouse robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a parcel-sorting robot
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a line-follower robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
13. 13.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a city name (c) a kind of metal (d) a big number
14. 14.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a hand whisk (c) a hammer (d) a factory robot arm
15. 15.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
16. 16.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
17. 17.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
18. 18.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a bicycle (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a pair of scissors
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a hand whisk (c) a floor-cleaning robot (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) No (b) Yes
22. 22.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) sense, think and act (b) eat, sleep and play (c) only move fast (d) talk, sing and dance
24. 24.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a hammer (d) a warehouse robot
25. 25.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a pulley (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a bicycle
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a warehouse robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a skateboard
27. 27.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a skateboard is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a floor-cleaning robot
30. 30.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) the battery (c) people (programmers) (d) the robot’s wheels
31. 31.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
32. 32.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a pulley
34. 34.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a factory robot arm (d) a garden swing
36. 36.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a skateboard (d) a fruit-picking robot
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a planet rover (c) a pair of scissors (d) a factory robot arm
38. 38.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a pulley (c) a delivery robot (d) a bicycle
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a hand whisk (d) a fruit-picking robot

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