Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 803 · 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 robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a skateboard (d) a wheelbarrow
3. 3.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the battery (b) the robot’s wheels (c) people (programmers) (d) nobody at all
4. 4.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
5. 5.True or false: a skateboard is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a hand whisk (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a wind-up toy
9. 9.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a wind-up toy (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a bicycle
11. 11.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a skateboard (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a hammer
12. 12.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a delivery robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a parcel-sorting robot
14. 14.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
15. 15.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a warehouse robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
17. 17.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a bicycle
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a pulley (d) a floor-cleaning robot
19. 19.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
20. 20.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) sense, think and act (c) only move fast (d) talk, sing and dance
21. 21.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
22. 22.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it has a face (c) it senses and decides (d) it is very big
24. 24.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
25. 25.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
26. 26.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a hand whisk (c) a ceiling fan (d) a robot lawn mower
27. 27.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
28. 28.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a skateboard (d) a bicycle
30. 30.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a pulley (c) a planet rover (d) a factory robot arm
31. 31.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
32. 32.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a factory robot arm (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a garden swing
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a planet rover (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a bicycle
35. 35.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a pair of scissors (c) a factory robot arm (d) a hand whisk
38. 38.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, with two legs (c) yes, always (d) no, any shape works

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