Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 763 · 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 hammer is a robot. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a bicycle (c) a pair of scissors (d) a wind-up toy
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a hand whisk (d) a hammer
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a bicycle (c) a line-follower robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
5. 5.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a skateboard (d) a parcel-sorting robot
6. 6.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) sense, think and act (b) only move fast (c) eat, sleep and play (d) talk, sing and dance
7. 7.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
8. 8.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
9. 9.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a wind-up toy (c) a factory robot arm (d) a wheelbarrow
11. 11.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a wheelbarrow
12. 12.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
13. 13.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) a big number (c) hard, forced work (d) a kind of metal
15. 15.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a wind-up toy
17. 17.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) nobody at all (c) the battery (d) the robot’s wheels
18. 18.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
20. 20.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
21. 21.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a bicycle (c) a delivery robot (d) a planet rover
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a ceiling fan (c) a planet rover (d) a wheelbarrow
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a skateboard (c) a factory robot arm (d) a bicycle
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hammer (c) a ceiling fan (d) a fruit-picking robot
29. 29.Which of these is a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a hammer (c) a skateboard (d) a ceiling fan
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a bicycle (c) a skateboard (d) a floor-cleaning robot
31. 31.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
32. 32.🤖 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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a pulley
34. 34.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
36. 36.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a pulley
37. 37.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a wind-up toy (c) a warehouse robot (d) a bicycle
38. 38.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) no, any shape works (c) yes, always (d) only in films
39. 39.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
40. 40.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a planet rover

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