Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 497 · 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 floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
2. 2.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
3. 3.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a bicycle (c) a skateboard (d) a planet rover
5. 5.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is very big (b) it is made of metal (c) it has a face (d) it senses and decides
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a pulley
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a pair of scissors
9. 9.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a planet rover (c) a delivery robot (d) a pulley
14. 14.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a wind-up toy (c) a delivery robot (d) a hammer
15. 15.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
17. 17.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a hammer (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a delivery robot
18. 18.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a pulley (d) a factory robot arm
20. 20.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a wheelbarrow
21. 21.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a skateboard (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a robot lawn mower
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a ceiling fan
23. 23.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) only in films (c) yes, always (d) no, any shape works
24. 24.Which of these is a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a bicycle (c) a hammer (d) a hand whisk
25. 25.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🤖 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
27. 27.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) the battery (c) the robot’s wheels (d) nobody at all
28. 28.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a warehouse robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a pair of scissors
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a skateboard (c) a pair of scissors (d) a robot lawn mower
31. 31.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) eat, sleep and play (c) only move fast (d) sense, think and act
33. 33.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
34. 34.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a factory robot arm (d) a pool-cleaning robot
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a robot lawn mower
38. 38.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
40. 40.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot

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