Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 687 · 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.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is very big (b) it senses and decides (c) it is made of metal (d) it has a face
2. 2.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a robot lawn mower
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a pulley (c) a ceiling fan (d) a parcel-sorting robot
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a bicycle (c) a pulley (d) a skateboard
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a factory robot arm (c) a ceiling fan (d) a hand whisk
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a line-follower robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a hand-pushed trolley
8. 8.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) only in films (c) yes, with two legs (d) yes, always
9. 9.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a garden swing
10. 10.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
12. 12.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a planet rover (c) a factory robot arm (d) a line-follower robot
13. 13.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a big number (b) hard, forced work (c) a city name (d) a kind of metal
14. 14.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a pulley (c) a ceiling fan (d) a hand-pushed trolley
16. 16.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a warehouse robot
17. 17.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a garden swing (d) a floor-cleaning robot
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a skateboard (d) a fruit-picking robot
19. 19.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hand whisk (c) a wind-up toy (d) a parcel-sorting robot
21. 21.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) only move fast (c) talk, sing and dance (d) sense, think and act
22. 22.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
23. 23.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a garden swing (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a hammer
24. 24.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the battery (b) people (programmers) (c) nobody at all (d) the robot’s wheels
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a warehouse robot (d) a bicycle
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a pulley (d) a warehouse robot
31. 31.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
32. 32.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
33. 33.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
34. 34.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a wheelbarrow
36. 36.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a warehouse robot (c) a planet rover (d) a line-follower robot
38. 38.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a planet rover (d) a line-follower robot
40. 40.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a hand whisk (c) a warehouse robot (d) a ceiling fan

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