Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 689 · 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.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) a big number (c) hard, forced work (d) a kind of metal
2. 2.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
3. 3.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
4. 4.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) sense, think and act (c) eat, sleep and play (d) talk, sing and dance
6. 6.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a pair of scissors (c) a warehouse robot (d) a hand whisk
8. 8.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a hammer
9. 9.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
10. 10.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a warehouse robot
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a skateboard
13. 13.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a planet rover (c) a wind-up toy (d) a warehouse robot
16. 16.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, with two legs (c) yes, always (d) no, any shape works
17. 17.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a planet rover (d) a hammer
19. 19.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
20. 20.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
21. 21.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a floor-cleaning robot
22. 22.True or false: a bicycle is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a ceiling fan (d) a robot lawn mower
25. 25.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a hammer (c) a wind-up toy (d) a planet rover
27. 27.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a skateboard
31. 31.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is very big (b) it is made of metal (c) it senses and decides (d) it has a face
32. 32.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
33. 33.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
34. 34.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
36. 36.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
37. 37.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a ceiling fan (c) a pair of scissors (d) a pool-cleaning robot
38. 38.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a bicycle (c) a skateboard (d) a line-follower robot
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a line-follower robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a wheelbarrow

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