Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 495 · 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 skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a line-follower robot (d) a warehouse robot
3. 3.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a skateboard
5. 5.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) no, any shape works (c) only in films (d) yes, always
6. 6.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) eat, sleep and play (c) sense, think and act (d) talk, sing and dance
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a ceiling fan (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a warehouse robot
8. 8.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it has a face (c) it is very big (d) it is made of metal
9. 9.Which of these is a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a skateboard
10. 10.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a warehouse robot (c) a bicycle (d) a wind-up toy
11. 11.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
12. 12.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a ceiling fan (c) a bicycle (d) a delivery robot
13. 13.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a factory robot arm
16. 16.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a factory robot arm
17. 17.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
18. 18.True or false: a wind-up toy is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
20. 20.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
21. 21.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) people (programmers) (c) the robot’s wheels (d) the battery
22. 22.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
24. 24.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) a big number (c) a kind of metal (d) hard, forced work
25. 25.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a hand whisk (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a wheelbarrow
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a wind-up toy (c) a planet rover (d) a factory robot arm
28. 28.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a hammer
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a pair of scissors (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a robot lawn mower
31. 31.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a floor-cleaning robot
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a pulley (c) a hammer (d) a factory robot arm
34. 34.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a factory robot arm
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
37. 37.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a pulley
38. 38.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a planet rover (c) a pair of scissors (d) a hand whisk
39. 39.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True

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