Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 854 · 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 hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
2. 2.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a big number (b) hard, forced work (c) a kind of metal (d) a city name
3. 3.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
5. 5.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a garden swing (d) a ceiling fan
6. 6.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
7. 7.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
8. 8.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) talk, sing and dance (c) sense, think and act (d) only move fast
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a warehouse robot
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a planet rover (d) a robot lawn mower
11. 11.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
12. 12.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a hand-pushed trolley
14. 14.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a garden swing (c) a skateboard (d) a hand-pushed trolley
16. 16.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a factory robot arm (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a wind-up toy
18. 18.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
20. 20.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a skateboard (c) a garden swing (d) a line-follower robot
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a skateboard (c) a pulley (d) a factory robot arm
22. 22.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) no, any shape works (c) yes, always (d) only in films
25. 25.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
26. 26.Which of these is a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a skateboard (c) a hand whisk (d) a bicycle
27. 27.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a pulley (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a bicycle
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a factory robot arm (c) a planet rover (d) a fruit-picking robot
30. 30.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
32. 32.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it has a face (c) it is made of metal (d) it is very big
33. 33.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
35. 35.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a garden swing (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a bicycle
36. 36.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a pulley (c) a ceiling fan (d) a garden swing
38. 38.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True

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