Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 595 · 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 a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a pair of scissors (d) a wind-up toy
2. 2.True or false: a wind-up toy is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
4. 4.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, always (c) yes, with two legs (d) no, any shape works
5. 5.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the robot’s wheels (b) nobody at all (c) people (programmers) (d) the battery
6. 6.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
7. 7.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
8. 8.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a planet rover (d) a delivery robot
10. 10.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
12. 12.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a bicycle (c) a factory robot arm (d) a floor-cleaning robot
14. 14.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
15. 15.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) hard, forced work (c) a big number (d) a city name
18. 18.🤖 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
19. 19.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a factory robot arm (d) a floor-cleaning robot
20. 20.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
21. 21.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a ceiling fan (c) a line-follower robot (d) a hand whisk
22. 22.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
23. 23.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) sense, think and act (b) eat, sleep and play (c) only move fast (d) talk, sing and dance
24. 24.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a delivery robot (c) a hammer (d) a pool-cleaning robot
27. 27.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a delivery robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a hammer
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a garden swing (d) a factory robot arm
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a parcel-sorting robot
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a ceiling fan (d) a hammer
31. 31.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a robot lawn mower
32. 32.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a bicycle (c) a factory robot arm (d) a ceiling fan
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a pair of scissors
34. 34.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a pulley
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a factory robot arm (d) a warehouse robot
36. 36.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
38. 38.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False

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