Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 579 · 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 battery (b) people (programmers) (c) nobody at all (d) the robot’s wheels
2. 2.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) sense, think and act (c) talk, sing and dance (d) eat, sleep and play
3. 3.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a hammer (d) a parcel-sorting robot
5. 5.True or false: a delivery robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a robot lawn mower
9. 9.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a floor-cleaning robot
11. 11.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
12. 12.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a factory robot arm
13. 13.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a garden swing (c) a skateboard (d) a pair of scissors
15. 15.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🤖 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
17. 17.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a pool-cleaning robot
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a hammer (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a line-follower robot
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a bicycle
21. 21.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a hand whisk (d) a ceiling fan
23. 23.Which of these is a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a bicycle (d) a hand whisk
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a pulley (d) a planet rover
25. 25.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a skateboard (c) a wind-up toy (d) a floor-cleaning robot
26. 26.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
27. 27.Which of these is a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a wind-up toy (c) a skateboard (d) a hammer
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a delivery robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a wheelbarrow
29. 29.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
31. 31.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a planet rover (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a bicycle
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a factory robot arm (c) a hammer (d) a ceiling fan
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a garden swing (d) a hammer
34. 34.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a warehouse robot (c) a hammer (d) a wind-up toy
35. 35.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a fruit-picking robot
37. 37.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a hammer (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a factory robot arm
38. 38.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
39. 39.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a planet rover

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