Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 502 · 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 hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
2. 2.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a bicycle (d) a fruit-picking robot
4. 4.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) eat, sleep and play (c) talk, sing and dance (d) sense, think and act
5. 5.Which of these is a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a garden swing (d) a skateboard
6. 6.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
8. 8.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a garden swing (c) a skateboard (d) a parcel-sorting robot
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a pulley (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a parcel-sorting robot
10. 10.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
12. 12.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a delivery robot (d) a pair of scissors
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a planet rover
15. 15.🤖 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
16. 16.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
17. 17.Which of these is a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a hammer (c) a ceiling fan (d) a bicycle
18. 18.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a skateboard (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a robot lawn mower
19. 19.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a pair of scissors (c) a hammer (d) a delivery robot
20. 20.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pulley (d) a warehouse robot
21. 21.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a hammer (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a wind-up toy
23. 23.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a bicycle (c) a hand whisk (d) a ceiling fan
25. 25.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a pulley (c) a wind-up toy (d) a fruit-picking robot
27. 27.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a skateboard (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a warehouse robot
28. 28.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) the robot’s wheels (c) nobody at all (d) the battery
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a planet rover (c) a garden swing (d) a line-follower robot
30. 30.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
31. 31.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
33. 33.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
35. 35.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a delivery robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a pool-cleaning robot
36. 36.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a pair of scissors (c) a wind-up toy (d) a line-follower robot
37. 37.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
40. 40.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it is made of metal (c) it is very big (d) it has a face

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