Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 828 · 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 wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
2. 2.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a wind-up toy
5. 5.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
6. 6.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) a kind of metal (c) a big number (d) hard, forced work
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a ceiling fan (c) a hammer (d) a robot lawn mower
8. 8.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
12. 12.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a pair of scissors
13. 13.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
14. 14.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
16. 16.🤖 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
17. 17.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) no, any shape works (c) yes, with two legs (d) yes, always
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a bicycle
19. 19.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it senses and decides (c) it is very big (d) it is made of metal
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a hammer (c) a ceiling fan (d) a line-follower robot
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a planet rover
23. 23.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a ceiling fan (c) a pulley (d) a line-follower robot
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a pulley (d) a wind-up toy
26. 26.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
27. 27.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a planet rover (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a hammer
28. 28.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the robot’s wheels (b) the battery (c) people (programmers) (d) nobody at all
29. 29.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
30. 30.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a delivery robot
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a planet rover
34. 34.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
35. 35.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a pulley (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a hammer
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a bicycle (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a parcel-sorting robot
37. 37.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a planet rover (c) a warehouse robot (d) a skateboard
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a line-follower robot

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