Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 81 · 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 of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a hammer (c) a planet rover (d) a bicycle
2. 2.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a big number (b) a city name (c) a kind of metal (d) hard, forced work
3. 3.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a line-follower robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a garden swing
5. 5.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
6. 6.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
7. 7.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a pulley (c) a garden swing (d) a robot lawn mower
8. 8.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) yes, with two legs (c) yes, always (d) only in films
9. 9.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
10. 10.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
11. 11.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the battery (b) the robot’s wheels (c) nobody at all (d) people (programmers)
12. 12.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it is very big (c) it has a face (d) it senses and decides
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a hand whisk (c) a factory robot arm (d) a wind-up toy
14. 14.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a delivery robot (c) a planet rover (d) a warehouse robot
16. 16.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
18. 18.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
20. 20.True or false: a skateboard is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a line-follower robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a skateboard
23. 23.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
24. 24.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a delivery robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a hammer
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a robot lawn mower
27. 27.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
29. 29.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
30. 30.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a pulley (d) a fruit-picking robot
31. 31.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
34. 34.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a pair of scissors (c) a warehouse robot (d) a pulley
36. 36.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
37. 37.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
38. 38.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a factory robot arm (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a warehouse robot
39. 39.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True

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