Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 76 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a line-follower robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a robot lawn mower
2. 2.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a ceiling fan (c) a hammer (d) a planet rover
4. 4.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a pulley (c) a ceiling fan (d) a pool-cleaning robot
5. 5.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) yes, with two legs (c) only in films (d) yes, always
6. 6.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
7. 7.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a pulley (d) a delivery robot
8. 8.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
9. 9.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) talk, sing and dance (c) eat, sleep and play (d) sense, think and act
11. 11.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a big number (b) a kind of metal (c) a city name (d) hard, forced work
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a garden swing
13. 13.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
14. 14.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
15. 15.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a planet rover (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a hammer
17. 17.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a skateboard (c) a garden swing (d) a bicycle
19. 19.🤖 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
20. 20.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a skateboard (c) a warehouse robot (d) a factory robot arm
21. 21.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
24. 24.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
25. 25.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a hammer (c) a garden swing (d) a line-follower robot
26. 26.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a factory robot arm (c) a delivery robot (d) a planet rover
27. 27.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a hammer (c) a hand whisk (d) a planet rover
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a pair of scissors (d) a floor-cleaning robot
30. 30.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a hammer (c) a delivery robot (d) a bicycle
32. 32.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
33. 33.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a garden swing (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a line-follower robot
34. 34.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a pair of scissors (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a wind-up toy
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a parcel-sorting robot
36. 36.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a robot lawn mower
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 delivery robot (b) a skateboard (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
40. 40.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) True (b) False

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