Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 475 · 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 a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a skateboard (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a pulley
2. 2.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the robot’s wheels (b) nobody at all (c) the battery (d) people (programmers)
4. 4.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a planet rover (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a line-follower robot
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a factory robot arm
6. 6.Which of these is a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a wind-up toy (c) a garden swing (d) a ceiling fan
7. 7.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, with two legs (c) yes, always (d) no, any shape works
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a garden swing (d) a pulley
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a planet rover (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a bicycle
10. 10.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
11. 11.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
13. 13.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a pulley
15. 15.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a pair of scissors (c) a factory robot arm (d) a hand-pushed trolley
17. 17.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
19. 19.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
20. 20.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
21. 21.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is very big (b) it senses and decides (c) it is made of metal (d) it has a face
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a warehouse robot
23. 23.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a line-follower robot (d) a hammer
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a wind-up toy (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a hammer (d) a warehouse robot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a hand whisk (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a hammer
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a parcel-sorting robot
28. 28.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
29. 29.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) sense, think and act (b) only move fast (c) talk, sing and dance (d) eat, sleep and play
31. 31.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a bicycle (d) a delivery robot
32. 32.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a hand-pushed trolley
33. 33.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a factory robot arm
34. 34.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) hard, forced work (c) a big number (d) a city name
36. 36.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a planet rover (c) a ceiling fan (d) a garden swing
38. 38.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True

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