Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 53 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a pair of scissors
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a factory robot arm (c) a warehouse robot (d) a line-follower robot
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a pulley (d) a planet rover
4. 4.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a big number (c) a city name (d) a kind of metal
5. 5.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
6. 6.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
7. 7.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
8. 8.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a skateboard (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a planet rover
13. 13.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a garden swing
14. 14.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a skateboard (d) a pool-cleaning robot
15. 15.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a garden swing (d) a factory robot arm
16. 16.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a skateboard (c) a garden swing (d) a fruit-picking robot
18. 18.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🤖 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
20. 20.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a pulley (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a wheelbarrow
21. 21.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it senses and decides (c) it is made of metal (d) it is very big
22. 22.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a hand whisk (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a parcel-sorting robot
23. 23.🤖 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
24. 24.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a wind-up toy (c) a planet rover (d) a skateboard
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a warehouse robot (c) a skateboard (d) a hand whisk
27. 27.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a warehouse robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
28. 28.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a planet rover (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a bicycle
30. 30.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
31. 31.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
32. 32.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
33. 33.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a pulley (c) a planet rover (d) a hand whisk
36. 36.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, always (c) no, any shape works (d) yes, with two legs
37. 37.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a bicycle
39. 39.True or false: a wind-up toy is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a pair of scissors (c) a line-follower robot (d) a pulley

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