Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 822 · 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 hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
2. 2.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a bicycle
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a pair of scissors (c) a delivery robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
5. 5.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) only move fast (c) eat, sleep and play (d) sense, think and act
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a skateboard (d) a delivery robot
7. 7.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a skateboard (d) a garden swing
8. 8.🤖 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
9. 9.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, with two legs (c) yes, always (d) no, any shape works
12. 12.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a pulley (d) a pool-cleaning robot
13. 13.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a skateboard (c) a warehouse robot (d) a garden swing
14. 14.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a big number (c) a kind of metal (d) a city name
15. 15.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it has a face (c) it is made of metal (d) it is very big
16. 16.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
17. 17.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a hammer (d) a floor-cleaning robot
19. 19.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
20. 20.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a pair of scissors (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a delivery robot
21. 21.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
22. 22.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a bicycle (d) a line-follower robot
23. 23.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a planet rover (c) a garden swing (d) a bicycle
24. 24.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a pulley
26. 26.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hand whisk (c) a factory robot arm (d) a bicycle
27. 27.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
28. 28.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a wind-up toy (c) a pair of scissors (d) a ceiling fan
30. 30.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
31. 31.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
32. 32.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
34. 34.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a garden swing
37. 37.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a bicycle (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a hammer
39. 39.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False

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