Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 556 · 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 line-follower robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a ceiling fan
2. 2.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a big number (b) a city name (c) hard, forced work (d) a kind of metal
3. 3.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a bicycle (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a parcel-sorting robot
5. 5.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
6. 6.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
8. 8.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it is made of metal (c) it is very big (d) it has a face
9. 9.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
10. 10.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a pool-cleaning robot
13. 13.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a wind-up toy (d) a hand-pushed trolley
15. 15.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) the robot’s wheels (c) the battery (d) nobody at all
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a factory robot arm (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a bicycle
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a skateboard (c) a hand whisk (d) a ceiling fan
18. 18.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a skateboard (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a delivery robot
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a pulley (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a line-follower robot
20. 20.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a warehouse robot
22. 22.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) only move fast (c) sense, think and act (d) talk, sing and dance
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a factory robot arm (d) a hand whisk
25. 25.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a planet rover (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a pair of scissors
26. 26.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a wind-up toy (d) a line-follower robot
29. 29.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
30. 30.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a garden swing (d) a pool-cleaning robot
32. 32.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a wind-up toy (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a line-follower robot
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a bicycle (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a hammer
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a wind-up toy (c) a skateboard (d) a planet rover
35. 35.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
37. 37.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
38. 38.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
39. 39.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a ceiling fan (c) a warehouse robot (d) a pair of scissors

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