Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 552 · 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 of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a bicycle (c) a skateboard (d) a line-follower robot
2. 2.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
3. 3.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a pool-cleaning robot
5. 5.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
6. 6.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a hammer (c) a planet rover (d) a warehouse robot
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a ceiling fan (c) a hand whisk (d) a garden swing
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a wind-up toy (c) a line-follower robot (d) a skateboard
10. 10.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a pair of scissors
11. 11.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
13. 13.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it senses and decides (c) it is very big (d) it is made of metal
15. 15.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a garden swing (c) a bicycle (d) a parcel-sorting robot
16. 16.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a skateboard (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a pair of scissors
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a wheelbarrow
18. 18.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hammer (d) a pool-cleaning robot
20. 20.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
21. 21.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a city name (c) a kind of metal (d) a big number
24. 24.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
25. 25.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
26. 26.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
28. 28.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🤖 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
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a wind-up toy (c) a skateboard (d) a ceiling fan
31. 31.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) people (programmers) (c) the robot’s wheels (d) the battery
32. 32.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a warehouse robot
33. 33.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
34. 34.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a warehouse robot
38. 38.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a wind-up toy (c) a bicycle (d) a factory robot arm
39. 39.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a ceiling fan (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a garden swing

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