Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 50 · 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 robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
2. 2.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
3. 3.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the battery (b) people (programmers) (c) nobody at all (d) the robot’s wheels
4. 4.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a hammer (c) a pair of scissors (d) a fruit-picking robot
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a skateboard (c) a pair of scissors (d) a hammer
6. 6.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
8. 8.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a garden swing (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
9. 9.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a planet rover (c) a hammer (d) a hand whisk
11. 11.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) only in films (c) yes, with two legs (d) yes, always
12. 12.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
13. 13.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a factory robot arm (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a line-follower robot
14. 14.True or false: a bicycle is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
16. 16.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a big number (c) a city name (d) a kind of metal
17. 17.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
18. 18.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a hand whisk (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a pair of scissors
19. 19.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
20. 20.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
22. 22.True or false: a delivery robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
24. 24.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a bicycle (c) a planet rover (d) a hammer
25. 25.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a pulley (c) a wind-up toy (d) a pool-cleaning robot
28. 28.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a skateboard
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a fruit-picking robot
30. 30.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it is very big (c) it senses and decides (d) it is made of metal
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a planet rover (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a floor-cleaning robot
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a garden swing (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a floor-cleaning robot
33. 33.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pulley (c) a delivery robot (d) a planet rover
34. 34.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a bicycle (c) a skateboard (d) a delivery robot
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a wind-up toy
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a pulley
38. 38.🤖 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
39. 39.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True

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