Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 585 · 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 ceiling fan (b) a pulley (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a warehouse robot
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a robot lawn mower
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a ceiling fan (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a pulley
4. 4.Which of these is a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a garden swing (c) a pair of scissors (d) a hand whisk
5. 5.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
6. 6.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
7. 7.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a big number (b) hard, forced work (c) a kind of metal (d) a city name
8. 8.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
9. 9.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a planet rover (c) a ceiling fan (d) a warehouse robot
10. 10.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
12. 12.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a skateboard (c) a warehouse robot (d) a hammer
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a planet rover (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a skateboard
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a pool-cleaning robot
16. 16.Which of these is a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a bicycle (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a skateboard
17. 17.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
18. 18.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a warehouse robot
20. 20.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a hand whisk
23. 23.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, always (c) yes, with two legs (d) no, any shape works
24. 24.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a skateboard is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
28. 28.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) nobody at all (c) the battery (d) the robot’s wheels
29. 29.🤖 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
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a hammer (d) a bicycle
31. 31.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
37. 37.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a pair of scissors (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a pulley
39. 39.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) False (b) True

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