Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 62 · 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.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it has a face (c) it is very big (d) it senses and decides
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a garden swing (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a planet rover
3. 3.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
4. 4.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) eat, sleep and play (c) talk, sing and dance (d) sense, think and act
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a skateboard (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a hand whisk
6. 6.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
7. 7.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a hammer (d) a delivery robot
8. 8.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) the battery (c) people (programmers) (d) the robot’s wheels
9. 9.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
10. 10.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a bicycle (c) a garden swing (d) a hand-pushed trolley
12. 12.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
13. 13.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a wind-up toy (c) a hand whisk (d) a parcel-sorting robot
14. 14.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
15. 15.Which of these is a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a skateboard (c) a hammer (d) a bicycle
16. 16.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a line-follower robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a wind-up toy
17. 17.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a wind-up toy (c) a planet rover (d) a wheelbarrow
18. 18.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a big number (c) a city name (d) hard, forced work
19. 19.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
21. 21.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a pulley
23. 23.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a floor-cleaning robot
24. 24.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
25. 25.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a bicycle (d) a skateboard
27. 27.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
28. 28.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a skateboard (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a floor-cleaning robot
29. 29.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a pair of scissors (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a line-follower robot
31. 31.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
33. 33.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a skateboard (d) a pool-cleaning robot
36. 36.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
37. 37.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a planet rover (d) a bicycle
39. 39.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a warehouse robot
40. 40.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a pulley (c) a ceiling fan (d) a pool-cleaning robot

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