Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 786 · 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 delivery robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a hand-pushed trolley
2. 2.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
3. 3.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it has a face (c) it is very big (d) it senses and decides
4. 4.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a garden swing (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
5. 5.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
6. 6.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
8. 8.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
9. 9.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
10. 10.🤖 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
11. 11.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
13. 13.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
14. 14.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a skateboard (d) a garden swing
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a hand whisk (d) a hammer
18. 18.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) yes, always (c) only in films (d) no, any shape works
19. 19.True or false: a delivery robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a line-follower robot
21. 21.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a line-follower robot (c) a skateboard (d) a pair of scissors
23. 23.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a bicycle (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a line-follower robot
24. 24.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
26. 26.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a pulley (c) a line-follower robot (d) a robot lawn mower
27. 27.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pulley (d) a pair of scissors
30. 30.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pair of scissors (d) a pool-cleaning robot
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a garden swing (c) a hand whisk (d) a planet rover
32. 32.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a skateboard (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a warehouse robot
34. 34.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
36. 36.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
39. 39.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) people (programmers) (c) the battery (d) the robot’s wheels

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