Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 837 · 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.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it is very big (c) it is made of metal (d) it senses and decides
2. 2.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a delivery robot (c) a hammer (d) a line-follower robot
3. 3.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a hammer (c) a bicycle (d) a robot lawn mower
4. 4.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
8. 8.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a parcel-sorting robot
9. 9.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a hand whisk (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a pulley
11. 11.True or false: a bicycle is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a line-follower robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a floor-cleaning robot
14. 14.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a factory robot arm (d) a garden swing
15. 15.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a city name (c) a big number (d) hard, forced work
16. 16.🤖 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
17. 17.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
19. 19.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a skateboard
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a bicycle
21. 21.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a factory robot arm (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a delivery robot
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a bicycle
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a factory robot arm (c) a bicycle (d) a wheelbarrow
24. 24.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
26. 26.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
27. 27.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a warehouse robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a garden swing
29. 29.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a bicycle (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a ceiling fan
30. 30.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a line-follower robot
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a delivery robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a pulley
33. 33.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) the battery (c) the robot’s wheels (d) nobody at all
34. 34.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a skateboard
35. 35.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a planet rover
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a planet rover (c) a garden swing (d) a warehouse robot
38. 38.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a pair of scissors (c) a delivery robot (d) a bicycle
40. 40.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot

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