Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 628 · 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 wheelbarrow (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pair of scissors (d) a hand-pushed trolley
2. 2.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
4. 4.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a wind-up toy (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a pulley
5. 5.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) talk, sing and dance (c) only move fast (d) sense, think and act
6. 6.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a line-follower robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a fruit-picking robot
7. 7.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
8. 8.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a planet rover (c) a pair of scissors (d) a warehouse robot
9. 9.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a hammer (c) a pair of scissors (d) a warehouse robot
10. 10.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a city name (c) a big number (d) a kind of metal
11. 11.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) only in films (c) no, any shape works (d) yes, always
12. 12.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
13. 13.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a bicycle (c) a factory robot arm (d) a fruit-picking robot
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a bicycle (c) a wind-up toy (d) a pool-cleaning robot
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a line-follower robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a bicycle
17. 17.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a bicycle
18. 18.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it is very big (c) it has a face (d) it is made of metal
19. 19.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
21. 21.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
23. 23.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the battery (b) the robot’s wheels (c) nobody at all (d) people (programmers)
24. 24.True or false: a skateboard is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a planet rover
26. 26.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a wind-up toy (c) a skateboard (d) a hand-pushed trolley
28. 28.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a garden swing (d) a robot lawn mower
30. 30.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a planet rover (c) a pulley (d) a warehouse robot
31. 31.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a ceiling fan
33. 33.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
35. 35.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
37. 37.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a pair of scissors (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a bicycle
40. 40.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot

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