Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 580 · 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.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a city name (c) a big number (d) hard, forced work
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a garden swing
3. 3.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a delivery robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a fruit-picking robot
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a hammer (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a fruit-picking robot
6. 6.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a warehouse robot (c) a planet rover (d) a robot lawn mower
7. 7.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a line-follower robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a pair of scissors
8. 8.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a factory robot arm (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a bicycle
9. 9.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a skateboard (d) a planet rover
12. 12.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, with two legs (c) no, any shape works (d) yes, always
13. 13.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
14. 14.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
15. 15.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a wind-up toy
16. 16.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a hammer (c) a pair of scissors (d) a factory robot arm
18. 18.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a bicycle (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a warehouse robot
19. 19.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a hammer (c) a planet rover (d) a pool-cleaning robot
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a hand-pushed trolley
22. 22.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
23. 23.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a pulley (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a line-follower robot
26. 26.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) eat, sleep and play (c) sense, think and act (d) only move fast
28. 28.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a planet rover (d) a garden swing
30. 30.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a ceiling fan
34. 34.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hammer (c) a line-follower robot (d) a bicycle
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a bicycle
37. 37.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
38. 38.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
40. 40.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is very big (b) it is made of metal (c) it has a face (d) it senses and decides

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