Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 642 · 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 robot lawn mower (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a line-follower robot (d) a factory robot arm
2. 2.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
4. 4.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
5. 5.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
6. 6.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) only move fast (c) sense, think and act (d) eat, sleep and play
7. 7.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a robot lawn mower
8. 8.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
14. 14.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) a big number (c) a kind of metal (d) hard, forced work
15. 15.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is very big (b) it has a face (c) it senses and decides (d) it is made of metal
17. 17.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a skateboard (c) a pair of scissors (d) a fruit-picking robot
19. 19.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) yes, with two legs (c) only in films (d) no, any shape works
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a line-follower robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a hammer
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a hand whisk (c) a garden swing (d) a line-follower robot
22. 22.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
23. 23.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
24. 24.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a pair of scissors
26. 26.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
27. 27.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a skateboard is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
30. 30.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
31. 31.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a garden swing (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a planet rover
33. 33.True or false: a bicycle is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a pulley (c) a hammer (d) a planet rover
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a wind-up toy (d) a delivery robot
37. 37.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a bicycle
39. 39.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
40. 40.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a line-follower robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a parcel-sorting robot

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