Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 577 · 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 pulley (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a parcel-sorting robot
2. 2.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) a big number (c) hard, forced work (d) a kind of metal
5. 5.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a warehouse robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a factory robot arm
7. 7.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it is very big (c) it has a face (d) it senses and decides
8. 8.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
9. 9.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a delivery robot (d) a garden swing
11. 11.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a delivery robot (c) a skateboard (d) a fruit-picking robot
12. 12.Which of these is a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a hammer (d) a bicycle
13. 13.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
14. 14.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a hand whisk (c) a wind-up toy (d) a floor-cleaning robot
15. 15.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
16. 16.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
17. 17.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a planet rover (d) a warehouse robot
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a hammer (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a wind-up toy
19. 19.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) talk, sing and dance (c) eat, sleep and play (d) sense, think and act
20. 20.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a line-follower robot (d) a pulley
21. 21.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
22. 22.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a pair of scissors (c) a planet rover (d) a garden swing
24. 24.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a pulley (c) a delivery robot (d) a parcel-sorting robot
25. 25.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
26. 26.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
27. 27.🤖 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
28. 28.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a wind-up toy (c) a delivery robot (d) a parcel-sorting robot
30. 30.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, always (c) yes, with two legs (d) no, any shape works
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a bicycle
32. 32.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
33. 33.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a garden swing
34. 34.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a ceiling fan
35. 35.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
36. 36.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
37. 37.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
40. 40.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No

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