Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 738 · 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.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) talk, sing and dance (c) sense, think and act (d) eat, sleep and play
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a planet rover (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a line-follower robot
4. 4.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
5. 5.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
6. 6.🤖 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
7. 7.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a hammer (c) a pulley (d) a fruit-picking robot
8. 8.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a wheelbarrow
9. 9.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
12. 12.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
13. 13.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a planet rover (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a warehouse robot
14. 14.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
15. 15.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
16. 16.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
17. 17.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a hand whisk (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a line-follower robot
18. 18.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a hammer (d) a robot lawn mower
19. 19.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
21. 21.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a wind-up toy (c) a delivery robot (d) a parcel-sorting robot
24. 24.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
25. 25.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a warehouse robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a wind-up toy
27. 27.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a pulley (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a hammer
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a planet rover (d) a hand-pushed trolley
30. 30.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is very big (b) it senses and decides (c) it has a face (d) it is made of metal
32. 32.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a delivery robot (d) a wind-up toy
34. 34.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
35. 35.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
36. 36.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
37. 37.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pulley (d) a planet rover
39. 39.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a delivery robot
40. 40.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) a kind of metal (c) a big number (d) hard, forced work

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