Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 549 · 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 ceiling fan (b) a garden swing (c) a planet rover (d) a wind-up toy
2. 2.Which of these is a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a ceiling fan (c) a skateboard (d) a wheelbarrow
3. 3.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a hand whisk (c) a bicycle (d) a floor-cleaning robot
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a ceiling fan
6. 6.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a line-follower robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a warehouse robot
7. 7.True or false: a pair of scissors 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) No (b) Yes
9. 9.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🤖 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
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 garden swing (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a wind-up toy (d) a delivery robot
13. 13.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a delivery robot
15. 15.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) no, any shape works (c) yes, with two legs (d) yes, always
16. 16.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a fruit-picking robot
17. 17.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
19. 19.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it is made of metal (c) it is very big (d) it senses and decides
20. 20.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a bicycle
21. 21.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
23. 23.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) the battery (c) the robot’s wheels (d) nobody at all
25. 25.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a skateboard (c) a garden swing (d) a hand-pushed trolley
27. 27.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a planet rover (d) a wind-up toy
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a wheelbarrow
29. 29.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a hammer (c) a pulley (d) a floor-cleaning robot
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a garden swing
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a bicycle (c) a planet rover (d) a fruit-picking robot
32. 32.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a wind-up toy (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a wheelbarrow
33. 33.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a pulley (d) a delivery robot
34. 34.Which of these is a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a garden swing (c) a hammer (d) a ceiling fan
35. 35.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) hard, forced work (c) a kind of metal (d) a big number
36. 36.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a ceiling fan
37. 37.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a factory robot arm (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a warehouse robot
38. 38.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a wind-up toy (c) a factory robot arm (d) a hand-pushed trolley
40. 40.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False

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