Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 654 · 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 factory robot arm is a robot. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a factory robot arm (d) a fruit-picking robot
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a warehouse robot (c) a hammer (d) a floor-cleaning robot
4. 4.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) yes, always (c) only in films (d) yes, with two legs
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a hammer (c) a skateboard (d) a warehouse robot
6. 6.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a pair of scissors (c) a garden swing (d) a skateboard
8. 8.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
9. 9.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a delivery robot (c) a bicycle (d) a skateboard
12. 12.Which of these is a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a hammer (d) a pair of scissors
13. 13.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
15. 15.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a skateboard (c) a ceiling fan (d) a pool-cleaning robot
17. 17.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a warehouse robot
19. 19.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
20. 20.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it is very big (c) it senses and decides (d) it has a face
21. 21.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
22. 22.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a line-follower robot (d) a parcel-sorting robot
24. 24.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
25. 25.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a skateboard (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a floor-cleaning robot
27. 27.🤖 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
28. 28.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a planet rover (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a skateboard
29. 29.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
31. 31.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a ceiling fan (c) a line-follower robot (d) a bicycle
32. 32.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a garden swing (c) a line-follower robot (d) a parcel-sorting robot
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a pair of scissors
35. 35.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a factory robot arm (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a floor-cleaning robot
36. 36.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a planet rover (c) a hand whisk (d) a robot lawn mower
37. 37.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a ceiling fan (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a hammer
39. 39.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a big number (c) a kind of metal (d) a city name
40. 40.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True

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