Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 524 · 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) a robot (b) not a robot
2. 2.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
3. 3.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a planet rover (c) a garden swing (d) a bicycle
5. 5.🤖 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
6. 6.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a warehouse robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a parcel-sorting robot
7. 7.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) yes, with two legs (c) only in films (d) yes, always
8. 8.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a hammer (d) a factory robot arm
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a warehouse robot (c) a pulley (d) a hand whisk
13. 13.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a skateboard (d) a floor-cleaning robot
14. 14.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pair of scissors (d) a hammer
15. 15.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it is made of metal (c) it senses and decides (d) it is very big
16. 16.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
17. 17.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
18. 18.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a warehouse robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a pool-cleaning robot
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a garden swing
22. 22.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a bicycle (c) a hand whisk (d) a robot lawn mower
23. 23.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) the battery (c) the robot’s wheels (d) people (programmers)
25. 25.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a factory robot arm
26. 26.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
27. 27.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a planet rover (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a delivery robot
29. 29.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a garden swing (c) a delivery robot (d) a hammer
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a hammer (d) a bicycle
32. 32.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a skateboard (d) a wheelbarrow
33. 33.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
34. 34.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a hand whisk (c) a wind-up toy (d) a delivery robot
36. 36.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) sense, think and act (b) eat, sleep and play (c) talk, sing and dance (d) only move fast
38. 38.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
40. 40.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot

Free robotics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/robotics-for-kids