Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 618 · 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 bicycle (b) a skateboard (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
2. 2.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, always (c) yes, with two legs (d) no, any shape works
4. 4.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a wheelbarrow
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a hand-pushed trolley
7. 7.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the battery (b) nobody at all (c) the robot’s wheels (d) people (programmers)
8. 8.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a bicycle
10. 10.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it is very big (c) it senses and decides (d) it is made of metal
11. 11.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a factory robot arm (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a ceiling fan
14. 14.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) talk, sing and dance (c) sense, think and act (d) eat, sleep and play
15. 15.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
16. 16.Which of these is a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a bicycle (c) a ceiling fan (d) a wind-up toy
17. 17.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a hammer (d) a factory robot arm
18. 18.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a hammer (c) a pair of scissors (d) a floor-cleaning robot
19. 19.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a wind-up toy
20. 20.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a hand whisk
21. 21.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a ceiling fan (d) a pool-cleaning robot
23. 23.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
26. 26.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a delivery robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a bicycle
27. 27.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
28. 28.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a pulley (d) a ceiling fan
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hand whisk (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a wheelbarrow
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a planet rover (d) a pool-cleaning robot
32. 32.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
33. 33.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a bicycle (c) a factory robot arm (d) a garden swing
34. 34.Which of these is a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a hammer (d) a pulley
35. 35.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a skateboard (c) a bicycle (d) a wind-up toy
37. 37.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) a kind of metal (c) a big number (d) hard, forced work
38. 38.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a warehouse robot
39. 39.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a delivery robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a factory robot arm
40. 40.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot

Free robotics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/robotics-for-kids