Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 793 · 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 wind-up toy (b) a pair of scissors (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a pulley
2. 2.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a hand whisk
3. 3.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
4. 4.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) only in films (c) yes, always (d) yes, with two legs
5. 5.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a wind-up toy
6. 6.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it is very big (c) it senses and decides (d) it is made of metal
7. 7.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
8. 8.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
9. 9.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
11. 11.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
12. 12.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) sense, think and act (b) talk, sing and dance (c) only move fast (d) eat, sleep and play
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a pulley (c) a planet rover (d) a ceiling fan
15. 15.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a bicycle
16. 16.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a wind-up toy
19. 19.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a fruit-picking robot
20. 20.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
21. 21.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the battery (b) people (programmers) (c) nobody at all (d) the robot’s wheels
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pair of scissors (d) a skateboard
23. 23.Which of these is a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a hand whisk (c) a ceiling fan (d) a hammer
24. 24.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
25. 25.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a garden swing (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a warehouse robot
27. 27.True or false: a skateboard is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a pulley (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a delivery robot
29. 29.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a robot lawn mower
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a hammer (d) a pair of scissors
32. 32.Which of these is a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a bicycle (c) a wind-up toy (d) a skateboard
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a planet rover (c) a bicycle (d) a parcel-sorting robot
34. 34.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a ceiling fan
35. 35.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a pulley (c) a factory robot arm (d) a planet rover
36. 36.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
38. 38.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
39. 39.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a factory robot arm
40. 40.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a city name (c) a kind of metal (d) a big number

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