Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 69 · 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.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) the robot’s wheels (c) nobody at all (d) the battery
2. 2.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
4. 4.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a hammer (d) a ceiling fan
5. 5.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a garden swing (d) a planet rover
6. 6.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
7. 7.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a pulley (c) a hand whisk (d) a warehouse robot
8. 8.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a delivery robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a pulley
9. 9.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a garden swing (c) a wind-up toy (d) a factory robot arm
10. 10.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a skateboard (c) a ceiling fan (d) a fruit-picking robot
11. 11.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a ceiling fan (d) a floor-cleaning robot
12. 12.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
13. 13.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a garden swing (c) a line-follower robot (d) a parcel-sorting robot
15. 15.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) talk, sing and dance (c) sense, think and act (d) only move fast
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a delivery robot (c) a pulley (d) a bicycle
18. 18.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a planet rover
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a ceiling fan (c) a planet rover (d) a pair of scissors
20. 20.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
21. 21.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a big number (c) a city name (d) a kind of metal
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a skateboard (c) a factory robot arm (d) a wheelbarrow
23. 23.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
24. 24.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a planet rover (c) a garden swing (d) a ceiling fan
26. 26.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
27. 27.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a delivery robot (d) a line-follower robot
29. 29.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a planet rover (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a pulley
31. 31.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a ceiling fan (c) a factory robot arm (d) a fruit-picking robot
33. 33.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it has a face (c) it is very big (d) it senses and decides
34. 34.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
36. 36.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
37. 37.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
38. 38.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a planet rover (c) a pulley (d) a parcel-sorting robot
40. 40.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a hand whisk (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a pair of scissors

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