Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 540 · 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.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the robot’s wheels (b) nobody at all (c) the battery (d) people (programmers)
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a planet rover (d) a pair of scissors
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.🤖 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
5. 5.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a pair of scissors (d) a delivery robot
7. 7.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
9. 9.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
10. 10.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
12. 12.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
13. 13.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a skateboard
14. 14.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a skateboard (d) a robot lawn mower
16. 16.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a skateboard (c) a bicycle (d) a planet rover
17. 17.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a hammer (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
18. 18.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
19. 19.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a wind-up toy (c) a skateboard (d) a factory robot arm
20. 20.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a wheelbarrow
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a bicycle (c) a ceiling fan (d) a hand-pushed trolley
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a pulley (d) a garden swing
23. 23.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) only in films (c) no, any shape works (d) yes, with two legs
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a skateboard (d) a wheelbarrow
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a hammer
26. 26.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a pair of scissors
28. 28.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
29. 29.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a garden swing (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a robot lawn mower
34. 34.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a bicycle is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a pulley
40. 40.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot

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