Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 46 · 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.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it is made of metal (c) it has a face (d) it is very big
2. 2.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a bicycle (c) a line-follower robot (d) a robot lawn mower
4. 4.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a bicycle (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a hammer
5. 5.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
7. 7.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a planet rover (d) a hammer
8. 8.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a hammer (d) a factory robot arm
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a line-follower robot (d) a planet rover
13. 13.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a line-follower robot
14. 14.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
15. 15.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pair of scissors (c) a wind-up toy (d) a pulley
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a planet rover (c) a garden swing (d) a bicycle
18. 18.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a wind-up toy (c) a planet rover (d) a hand-pushed trolley
19. 19.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a skateboard (d) a pair of scissors
21. 21.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) only in films (c) yes, with two legs (d) no, any shape works
22. 22.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a pulley (d) a delivery robot
23. 23.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
24. 24.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a ceiling fan (c) a warehouse robot (d) a pair of scissors
25. 25.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
26. 26.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
27. 27.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) nobody at all (c) the battery (d) the robot’s wheels
29. 29.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a ceiling fan
30. 30.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) hard, forced work (c) a kind of metal (d) a big number
31. 31.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a factory robot arm
34. 34.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a wind-up toy
36. 36.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a skateboard (c) a bicycle (d) a warehouse robot
38. 38.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a skateboard (c) a hammer (d) a floor-cleaning robot
40. 40.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot

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