Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 625 · 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 hand whisk is a robot. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a big number (c) hard, forced work (d) a city name
3. 3.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a garden swing (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a wind-up toy
4. 4.🤖 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)
5. 5.🤖 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
6. 6.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
8. 8.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) yes, always (c) no, any shape works (d) only in films
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a hammer (c) a warehouse robot (d) a line-follower robot
10. 10.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a pulley (d) a line-follower robot
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a skateboard (c) a garden swing (d) a warehouse robot
12. 12.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a line-follower robot
13. 13.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a robot lawn mower
14. 14.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a bicycle (c) a pair of scissors (d) a factory robot arm
15. 15.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
17. 17.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a garden swing (c) a line-follower robot (d) a wheelbarrow
19. 19.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a pair of scissors (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a parcel-sorting robot
22. 22.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a planet rover (c) a bicycle (d) a pulley
24. 24.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
25. 25.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
26. 26.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a bicycle (d) a fruit-picking robot
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a factory robot arm (d) a delivery robot
30. 30.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a garden swing (d) a planet rover
32. 32.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
33. 33.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a delivery robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a factory robot arm
35. 35.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a wind-up toy (c) a planet rover (d) a line-follower robot
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a line-follower robot (d) a parcel-sorting robot
37. 37.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
38. 38.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a bicycle (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a hammer
40. 40.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot

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