Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 833 · 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.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) yes, always (c) only in films (d) yes, with two legs
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a line-follower robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a warehouse robot
3. 3.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a line-follower robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a planet rover
5. 5.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a hammer (d) a pool-cleaning robot
6. 6.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a hammer (d) a pair of scissors
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a planet rover (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a hand whisk
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a delivery robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a parcel-sorting robot
9. 9.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
11. 11.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
12. 12.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a planet rover (c) a warehouse robot (d) a pair of scissors
14. 14.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) a big number (c) a kind of metal (d) hard, forced work
15. 15.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
16. 16.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
17. 17.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a warehouse robot
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a wind-up toy (c) a skateboard (d) a planet rover
20. 20.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a planet rover (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a garden swing
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a ceiling fan (c) a bicycle (d) a delivery robot
22. 22.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) sense, think and act (c) talk, sing and dance (d) eat, sleep and play
23. 23.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
25. 25.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a pulley (d) a planet rover
26. 26.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
27. 27.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
28. 28.🤖 Is a wind-up toy 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a bicycle
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a ceiling fan
32. 32.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it senses and decides (c) it is made of metal (d) it is very big
33. 33.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the battery (b) nobody at all (c) the robot’s wheels (d) people (programmers)
34. 34.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a pulley (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a skateboard
35. 35.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
37. 37.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
38. 38.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot

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