Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 591 · 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 of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a wind-up toy
2. 2.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
3. 3.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) talk, sing and dance (c) only move fast (d) sense, think and act
4. 4.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a skateboard
6. 6.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a pair of scissors
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a planet rover (c) a delivery robot (d) a garden swing
8. 8.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a delivery robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a factory robot arm (d) a floor-cleaning robot
10. 10.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a bicycle (d) a hammer
13. 13.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a hammer (d) a pair of scissors
17. 17.🤖 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
18. 18.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a bicycle (d) a hand-pushed trolley
21. 21.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
22. 22.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
23. 23.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a big number (b) a kind of metal (c) a city name (d) hard, forced work
26. 26.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
28. 28.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
29. 29.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
30. 30.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, with two legs (c) no, any shape works (d) yes, always
31. 31.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it is very big (c) it has a face (d) it is made of metal
32. 32.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
33. 33.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
35. 35.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a pair of scissors (d) a hand-pushed trolley
36. 36.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
37. 37.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
38. 38.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
40. 40.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot

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