Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 747 · 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 garden swing is a robot. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a wind-up toy (d) a bicycle
3. 3.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) only in films (c) yes, always (d) no, any shape works
4. 4.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
6. 6.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it is very big (c) it has a face (d) it is made of metal
7. 7.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
8. 8.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) sense, think and act (c) only move fast (d) eat, sleep and play
12. 12.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a warehouse robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a hammer
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a bicycle (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a factory robot arm
15. 15.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a garden swing (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a ceiling fan
16. 16.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
17. 17.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a delivery robot
18. 18.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a wind-up toy (c) a garden swing (d) a factory robot arm
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a planet rover
21. 21.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a garden swing (c) a hammer (d) a wheelbarrow
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a pair of scissors (c) a wind-up toy (d) a delivery robot
24. 24.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a wheelbarrow
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a planet rover (d) a bicycle
26. 26.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) the robot’s wheels (c) the battery (d) nobody at all
27. 27.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
29. 29.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a pulley (d) a ceiling fan
31. 31.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a hand whisk
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a garden swing (c) a planet rover (d) a delivery robot
33. 33.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
34. 34.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
36. 36.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a wind-up toy (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
37. 37.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🤖 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
39. 39.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a warehouse robot

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