Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 598 · 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.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a garden swing (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a pair of scissors
3. 3.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
4. 4.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the robot’s wheels (b) people (programmers) (c) nobody at all (d) the battery
6. 6.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a ceiling fan (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a floor-cleaning robot
8. 8.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
9. 9.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a planet rover (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a hammer
10. 10.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a big number (c) a kind of metal (d) a city name
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a bicycle (d) a warehouse robot
12. 12.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) talk, sing and dance (c) sense, think and act (d) only move fast
13. 13.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
14. 14.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, always (c) yes, with two legs (d) no, any shape works
15. 15.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it is very big (c) it is made of metal (d) it has a face
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a factory robot arm (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a ceiling fan
17. 17.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pulley (d) a hand-pushed trolley
19. 19.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
20. 20.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a ceiling fan (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a robot lawn mower
22. 22.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a pool-cleaning robot
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a pair of scissors (d) a fruit-picking robot
25. 25.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a ceiling fan (c) a factory robot arm (d) a delivery robot
26. 26.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pulley (d) a pool-cleaning robot
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a pair of scissors
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a garden swing
31. 31.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hammer (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a bicycle
33. 33.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a bicycle (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a wind-up toy
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a skateboard (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
36. 36.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a line-follower robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a planet rover
37. 37.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a pair of scissors
39. 39.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a garden swing (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a wind-up toy
40. 40.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot

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