Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 82 · 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.True or false: a skateboard is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is very big (b) it is made of metal (c) it has a face (d) it senses and decides
3. 3.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the robot’s wheels (b) people (programmers) (c) the battery (d) nobody at all
4. 4.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) yes, with two legs (c) only in films (d) yes, always
5. 5.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
6. 6.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a garden swing (d) a parcel-sorting robot
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a factory robot arm (d) a parcel-sorting robot
9. 9.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a wind-up toy
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a hammer (d) a ceiling fan
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a planet rover (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a bicycle
13. 13.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
14. 14.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
15. 15.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a skateboard
16. 16.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
18. 18.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
20. 20.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
21. 21.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🤖 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a pair of scissors (c) a garden swing (d) a warehouse robot
24. 24.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
26. 26.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a bicycle (d) a hammer
27. 27.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a pulley
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a pulley (c) a planet rover (d) a robot lawn mower
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a bicycle (d) a factory robot arm
30. 30.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a wheelbarrow
31. 31.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
32. 32.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a bicycle (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a delivery robot
33. 33.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) only move fast (c) sense, think and act (d) eat, sleep and play
34. 34.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a garden swing (c) a bicycle (d) a hand whisk
37. 37.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
40. 40.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot

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