Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 660 · 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 of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a line-follower robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a bicycle
2. 2.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
3. 3.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) the robot’s wheels (c) the battery (d) people (programmers)
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a pair of scissors
5. 5.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
6. 6.🤖 Is a wind-up toy 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 pool-cleaning robot (c) a warehouse robot (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 factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a pair of scissors
11. 11.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a garden swing (c) a factory robot arm (d) a pair of scissors
12. 12.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
13. 13.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
17. 17.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it is very big (c) it is made of metal (d) it has a face
18. 18.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a line-follower robot (d) a planet rover
21. 21.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
22. 22.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a warehouse robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a line-follower robot
23. 23.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a bicycle
24. 24.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
25. 25.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a wind-up toy (d) a hammer
27. 27.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a pair of scissors (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a hand whisk
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a planet rover (c) a skateboard (d) a robot lawn mower
30. 30.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.True or false: a delivery robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a ceiling fan (d) a planet rover
34. 34.Which of these is a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a hammer (c) a pulley (d) a wheelbarrow
35. 35.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
37. 37.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) sense, think and act (c) only move fast (d) talk, sing and dance
38. 38.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a city name (c) a kind of metal (d) a big number
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a pulley (d) a planet rover
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a hammer

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