Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 485 · 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.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) hard, forced work (c) a big number (d) a kind of metal
2. 2.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a wind-up toy (c) a planet rover (d) a hand-pushed trolley
5. 5.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pulley (d) a fruit-picking robot
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a parcel-sorting robot
7. 7.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) sense, think and act (c) talk, sing and dance (d) only move fast
8. 8.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a bicycle (d) a fruit-picking robot
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a pool-cleaning robot
10. 10.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a skateboard (c) a factory robot arm (d) a wheelbarrow
11. 11.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a skateboard (c) a wind-up toy (d) a hand-pushed trolley
13. 13.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
14. 14.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a skateboard (d) a warehouse robot
15. 15.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a planet rover (c) a pair of scissors (d) a robot lawn mower
17. 17.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a delivery robot (c) a bicycle (d) a garden swing
18. 18.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
19. 19.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
20. 20.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
21. 21.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) no, any shape works (c) yes, with two legs (d) yes, always
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a bicycle (d) a robot lawn mower
23. 23.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
25. 25.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
26. 26.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a pair of scissors (c) a hand whisk (d) a factory robot arm
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.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a garden swing
31. 31.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a line-follower robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a pair of scissors
33. 33.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a skateboard (d) a factory robot arm
36. 36.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a garden swing (c) a bicycle (d) a planet rover
37. 37.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
38. 38.Which of these is a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a skateboard (c) a garden swing (d) a pulley
39. 39.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a garden swing (c) a pulley (d) a line-follower robot

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