Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 613 · 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 wind-up toy (b) a bicycle (c) a planet rover (d) a hand whisk
2. 2.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a factory robot arm (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a hammer
4. 4.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
5. 5.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
6. 6.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a garden swing
7. 7.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
9. 9.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
10. 10.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
11. 11.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a warehouse robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a robot lawn mower
12. 12.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it senses and decides (c) it is very big (d) it is made of metal
13. 13.🤖 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a warehouse robot (c) a skateboard (d) a hand whisk
15. 15.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) sense, think and act (c) talk, sing and dance (d) eat, sleep and play
16. 16.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) yes, with two legs (c) only in films (d) no, any shape works
17. 17.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a skateboard (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a hand whisk
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a hammer (c) a bicycle (d) a garden swing
19. 19.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a pulley
21. 21.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) the robot’s wheels (c) the battery (d) people (programmers)
22. 22.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a ceiling fan (c) a pair of scissors (d) a floor-cleaning robot
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a planet rover (c) a delivery robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
25. 25.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a pair of scissors (c) a planet rover (d) a garden swing
26. 26.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a delivery robot (d) a skateboard
27. 27.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
28. 28.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a factory robot arm (d) a delivery robot
30. 30.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a hammer
33. 33.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a planet rover
34. 34.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a line-follower robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a hand-pushed trolley
35. 35.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a hand whisk (d) a pair of scissors
39. 39.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a bicycle (c) a ceiling fan (d) a hammer

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