Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 752 · 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 hand whisk is a robot. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a line-follower robot (c) a planet rover (d) a floor-cleaning robot
3. 3.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
4. 4.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the robot’s wheels (b) people (programmers) (c) nobody at all (d) the battery
5. 5.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a garden swing (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a factory robot arm
7. 7.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
8. 8.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) sense, think and act (c) talk, sing and dance (d) only move fast
9. 9.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a floor-cleaning robot
10. 10.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it is very big (c) it has a face (d) it senses and decides
12. 12.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a line-follower robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a hammer
14. 14.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a pulley (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a factory robot arm
15. 15.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
16. 16.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a pulley (d) a pair of scissors
18. 18.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
19. 19.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
20. 20.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
21. 21.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a garden swing (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a ceiling fan
22. 22.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a hand whisk (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
23. 23.Which of these is a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a wind-up toy (c) a pair of scissors (d) a pulley
24. 24.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
25. 25.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a bicycle (c) a delivery robot (d) a wind-up toy
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a bicycle (c) a warehouse robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
27. 27.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) hard, forced work (c) a big number (d) a kind of metal
28. 28.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a planet rover (d) a floor-cleaning robot
30. 30.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
31. 31.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a planet rover (c) a wind-up toy (d) a pulley
32. 32.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a planet rover (d) a wind-up toy
34. 34.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a planet rover (d) a pair of scissors
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a warehouse robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a wheelbarrow
38. 38.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a ceiling fan
39. 39.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot

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