Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 823 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a warehouse robot
2. 2.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a pulley (c) a skateboard (d) a hand whisk
4. 4.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a warehouse robot (d) a skateboard
5. 5.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
6. 6.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a bicycle (c) a planet rover (d) a skateboard
8. 8.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a bicycle
9. 9.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
10. 10.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) only in films (c) yes, always (d) no, any shape works
12. 12.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
13. 13.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a garden swing (c) a factory robot arm (d) a line-follower robot
14. 14.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) the robot’s wheels (c) nobody at all (d) the battery
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a wind-up toy (d) a fruit-picking robot
16. 16.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
17. 17.True or false: a bicycle is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
19. 19.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) eat, sleep and play (c) only move fast (d) sense, think and act
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a bicycle (d) a floor-cleaning robot
21. 21.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a big number (b) a city name (c) hard, forced work (d) a kind of metal
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a robot lawn mower
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a pulley (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a warehouse robot
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a skateboard (d) a pulley
26. 26.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a skateboard (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
27. 27.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
28. 28.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
29. 29.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
30. 30.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it is very big (c) it has a face (d) it is made of metal
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a wheelbarrow
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a skateboard (d) a warehouse robot
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a planet rover (d) a garden swing
34. 34.True or false: a wind-up toy is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a hammer (d) a pool-cleaning robot
36. 36.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
40. 40.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot

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