Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 70 · 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) the battery (b) nobody at all (c) the robot’s wheels (d) people (programmers)
2. 2.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
3. 3.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
4. 4.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a planet rover (d) a floor-cleaning robot
5. 5.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a line-follower robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a warehouse robot
6. 6.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a pulley (d) a robot lawn mower
8. 8.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
9. 9.🤖 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
10. 10.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a pulley (c) a warehouse robot (d) a hand whisk
13. 13.🤖 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
14. 14.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a factory robot arm (d) a floor-cleaning robot
15. 15.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
16. 16.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
17. 17.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a garden swing (d) a skateboard
19. 19.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a big number (c) a city name (d) hard, forced work
20. 20.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a planet rover (d) a warehouse robot
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a line-follower robot (c) a pulley (d) a garden swing
24. 24.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a hammer (d) a parcel-sorting robot
26. 26.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) yes, with two legs (c) no, any shape works (d) only in films
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a warehouse robot
30. 30.True or false: a bicycle is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
32. 32.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
33. 33.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a pair of scissors (c) a line-follower robot (d) a wind-up toy
35. 35.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a hand whisk (c) a factory robot arm (d) a wheelbarrow
36. 36.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
38. 38.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a wind-up toy (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a line-follower robot

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