Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 473 · 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 pool-cleaning robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a bicycle
2. 2.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a wind-up toy (d) a ceiling fan
3. 3.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hand whisk (c) a ceiling fan (d) a parcel-sorting robot
7. 7.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
8. 8.🤖 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
9. 9.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
10. 10.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) only in films (c) yes, with two legs (d) no, any shape works
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a pair of scissors (c) a factory robot arm (d) a ceiling fan
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a pool-cleaning robot
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a garden swing (d) a bicycle
14. 14.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
15. 15.🤖 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a wind-up toy (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a warehouse robot
17. 17.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a skateboard (d) a garden swing
19. 19.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
21. 21.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a pool-cleaning robot
22. 22.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a warehouse robot
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a ceiling fan (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a garden swing
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a warehouse robot (c) a planet rover (d) a line-follower robot
27. 27.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a fruit-picking robot
28. 28.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
29. 29.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a skateboard (c) a warehouse robot (d) a garden swing
30. 30.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the battery (b) people (programmers) (c) nobody at all (d) the robot’s wheels
31. 31.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it senses and decides (c) it has a face (d) it is very big
32. 32.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a garden swing (d) a skateboard
34. 34.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a factory robot arm
35. 35.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
36. 36.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
38. 38.Which of these is a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a hand whisk
39. 39.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
40. 40.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True

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