Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 487 · 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.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
2. 2.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a factory robot arm (c) a delivery robot (d) a planet rover
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a planet rover (c) a pulley (d) a skateboard
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a factory robot arm (c) a planet rover (d) a parcel-sorting robot
5. 5.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a pair of scissors (d) a planet rover
6. 6.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
7. 7.True or false: a wind-up toy is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a hammer
9. 9.True or false: a bicycle is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🤖 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
11. 11.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a hammer (d) a robot lawn mower
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a pulley (c) a hammer (d) a factory robot arm
13. 13.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a warehouse robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a ceiling fan
14. 14.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) no, any shape works (c) yes, with two legs (d) yes, always
15. 15.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
16. 16.Which of these is a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a hammer (c) a pair of scissors (d) a ceiling fan
17. 17.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a pulley (c) a pair of scissors (d) a factory robot arm
18. 18.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
20. 20.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a line-follower robot (d) a ceiling fan
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a warehouse robot
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a hand whisk (c) a line-follower robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a pulley (d) a hammer
24. 24.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a wind-up toy (d) a pulley
25. 25.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a wind-up toy (c) a delivery robot (d) a line-follower robot
27. 27.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a wheelbarrow
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a line-follower robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a robot lawn mower
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a delivery robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a wind-up toy
31. 31.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a big number (c) a city name (d) hard, forced work
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a planet rover (d) a garden swing
38. 38.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it senses and decides (c) it is made of metal (d) it is very big
39. 39.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
40. 40.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) False (b) True

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