Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 529 · 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 floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
2. 2.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
5. 5.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
6. 6.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
7. 7.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🤖 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
9. 9.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) only move fast (c) eat, sleep and play (d) sense, think and act
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a line-follower robot (c) a garden swing (d) a hammer
11. 11.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
12. 12.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a planet rover (d) a pulley
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a delivery robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a wind-up toy
14. 14.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a hammer
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a factory robot arm
16. 16.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a planet rover (d) a floor-cleaning robot
17. 17.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a pair of scissors (d) a line-follower robot
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a ceiling fan
19. 19.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a delivery robot (d) a garden swing
20. 20.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) people (programmers) (c) the battery (d) the robot’s wheels
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a wind-up toy
22. 22.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
23. 23.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
24. 24.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a delivery robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
25. 25.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
27. 27.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a garden swing (d) a robot lawn mower
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a planet rover (c) a warehouse robot (d) a hammer
29. 29.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a garden swing (c) a pulley (d) a line-follower robot
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a pulley (d) a factory robot arm
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a warehouse robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a bicycle
32. 32.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
33. 33.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) no, any shape works (c) yes, with two legs (d) yes, always
34. 34.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
36. 36.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
37. 37.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
38. 38.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🤖 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
40. 40.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot

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