Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 754 · 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 parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a bicycle (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a fruit-picking robot
3. 3.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
4. 4.🤖 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
5. 5.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a wind-up toy (c) a pulley (d) a hammer
6. 6.True or false: a delivery robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
8. 8.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) sense, think and act (c) eat, sleep and play (d) talk, sing and dance
9. 9.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
10. 10.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a skateboard (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a pair of scissors
13. 13.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
14. 14.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) the robot’s wheels (c) nobody at all (d) the battery
15. 15.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a delivery robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a pulley
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a wind-up toy (c) a ceiling fan (d) a warehouse robot
18. 18.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
20. 20.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
21. 21.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a pair of scissors (c) a garden swing (d) a delivery robot
23. 23.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a robot lawn mower
25. 25.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a delivery robot (d) a skateboard
26. 26.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a wind-up toy (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a factory robot arm
28. 28.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a skateboard (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a hammer
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a parcel-sorting robot
30. 30.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
31. 31.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a skateboard (d) a factory robot arm
33. 33.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a big number (b) hard, forced work (c) a city name (d) a kind of metal
34. 34.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
35. 35.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hammer (d) a pool-cleaning robot
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a hand whisk (c) a bicycle (d) a wheelbarrow
39. 39.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a pair of scissors (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a garden swing
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot

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