Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 846 · 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 floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
2. 2.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a city name (c) a big number (d) a kind of metal
3. 3.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a hammer (c) a pair of scissors (d) a pool-cleaning robot
6. 6.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) people (programmers) (c) the battery (d) the robot’s wheels
7. 7.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a planet rover (c) a pulley (d) a bicycle
8. 8.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) sense, think and act (c) eat, sleep and play (d) only move fast
9. 9.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a hand whisk (c) a garden swing (d) a hammer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a hammer
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a garden swing
13. 13.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a pair of scissors
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a planet rover (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a hand whisk
15. 15.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a bicycle (d) a hand-pushed trolley
16. 16.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a delivery robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a fruit-picking 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 of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a planet rover (d) a floor-cleaning robot
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a wheelbarrow
20. 20.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
21. 21.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) only in films (c) no, any shape works (d) yes, with two legs
22. 22.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a pair of scissors
24. 24.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a hand whisk (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a factory robot arm
26. 26.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
28. 28.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a line-follower robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a wind-up toy
29. 29.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a skateboard (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a garden swing
32. 32.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
33. 33.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it is very big (c) it senses and decides (d) it is made of metal
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a ceiling fan (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a pulley
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a garden swing (c) a factory robot arm (d) a wheelbarrow
36. 36.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a pulley (c) a hammer (d) a skateboard
38. 38.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
40. 40.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False

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