Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 858 · 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 pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
2. 2.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a city name (c) hard, forced work (d) a big number
3. 3.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a wind-up toy (c) a pair of scissors (d) a planet rover
5. 5.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a factory robot arm (d) a robot lawn mower
7. 7.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a hammer (d) a wind-up toy
9. 9.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a pulley (d) a ceiling fan
10. 10.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a fruit-picking robot
12. 12.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a bicycle
14. 14.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
15. 15.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
16. 16.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
17. 17.Which of these is a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a hammer (d) a wheelbarrow
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a planet rover (c) a garden swing (d) a bicycle
19. 19.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a pulley (d) a line-follower robot
20. 20.🤖 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
21. 21.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a ceiling fan (c) a warehouse robot (d) a bicycle
23. 23.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
24. 24.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) sense, think and act (b) talk, sing and dance (c) only move fast (d) eat, sleep and play
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a bicycle
26. 26.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
28. 28.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
29. 29.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) the robot’s wheels (c) the battery (d) nobody at all
31. 31.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a planet rover (d) a fruit-picking robot
33. 33.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a pulley
34. 34.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a skateboard
37. 37.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
38. 38.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) True (b) False

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