Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 522 · 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 wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
2. 2.🤖 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
3. 3.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a big number (c) hard, forced work (d) a city name
4. 4.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a hammer (c) a factory robot arm (d) a skateboard
6. 6.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a planet rover
9. 9.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a bicycle (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a skateboard
11. 11.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pair of scissors (d) a wind-up toy
13. 13.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
14. 14.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
16. 16.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) only move fast (c) talk, sing and dance (d) sense, think and act
17. 17.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a factory robot arm (c) a hand whisk (d) a pool-cleaning robot
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a hand whisk (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
20. 20.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
21. 21.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
24. 24.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
25. 25.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
26. 26.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a wheelbarrow
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a line-follower robot
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a factory robot arm
30. 30.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a factory robot arm
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a wind-up toy (c) a ceiling fan (d) a hand whisk
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a planet rover
33. 33.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a fruit-picking robot
35. 35.True or false: a delivery robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a bicycle (d) a planet rover
37. 37.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
38. 38.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower 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 has a face (c) it is very big (d) it is made of metal

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