Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

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

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