Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 509 · 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.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is very big (b) it has a face (c) it senses and decides (d) it is made of metal
2. 2.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, with two legs (c) no, any shape works (d) yes, always
3. 3.🤖 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
4. 4.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
6. 6.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) the robot’s wheels (c) the battery (d) nobody at all
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a hand whisk (d) a warehouse robot
9. 9.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) hard, forced work (c) a big number (d) a kind of metal
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 pulley (b) a skateboard (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a bicycle
13. 13.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
14. 14.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a skateboard (c) a factory robot arm (d) a parcel-sorting robot
15. 15.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a hand whisk (c) a planet rover (d) a wind-up toy
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a factory robot arm (d) a pulley
18. 18.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a hammer (c) a ceiling fan (d) a wheelbarrow
20. 20.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a delivery robot (c) a bicycle (d) a parcel-sorting robot
22. 22.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a garden swing (c) a ceiling fan (d) a floor-cleaning robot
24. 24.True or false: a delivery robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
26. 26.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a factory robot arm (c) a skateboard (d) a pulley
27. 27.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a line-follower robot
29. 29.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a skateboard (d) a pulley
31. 31.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a warehouse robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a hammer
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a delivery robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
34. 34.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
35. 35.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
36. 36.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a planet rover (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a robot lawn mower
38. 38.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a warehouse robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
40. 40.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot

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