Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 748 · 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 line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a hammer (c) a line-follower robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
4. 4.🤖 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
5. 5.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
6. 6.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) yes, always (c) yes, with two legs (d) only in films
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a pair of scissors (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a skateboard
8. 8.Which of these is a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pulley (d) a hand-pushed trolley
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a hand whisk (c) a pulley (d) a hammer
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a delivery robot (c) a pulley (d) a skateboard
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a hammer (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a garden swing
12. 12.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the robot’s wheels (b) nobody at all (c) people (programmers) (d) the battery
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a hand-pushed trolley
14. 14.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a pulley (d) a robot lawn mower
16. 16.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a line-follower robot (d) a wind-up toy
17. 17.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
18. 18.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it senses and decides (c) it is very big (d) it is made of metal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a ceiling fan (d) a pool-cleaning robot
20. 20.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
21. 21.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
22. 22.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a robot lawn mower
23. 23.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a wind-up toy (c) a pulley (d) a planet rover
25. 25.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a bicycle (d) a floor-cleaning robot
26. 26.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a big number (c) hard, forced work (d) a city name
27. 27.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
28. 28.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a hammer (c) a wind-up toy (d) a delivery robot
29. 29.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a ceiling fan (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a hand whisk
30. 30.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
31. 31.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a garden swing (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a ceiling fan
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a factory robot arm
36. 36.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a factory robot arm (c) a garden swing (d) a planet rover
38. 38.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a hand whisk
40. 40.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) True (b) False

Free robotics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/robotics-for-kids