Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 861 · 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 line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a hammer (d) a warehouse robot
3. 3.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a garden swing (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a wheelbarrow
6. 6.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
7. 7.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) talk, sing and dance (c) only move fast (d) sense, think and act
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a hammer (c) a hand whisk (d) a line-follower robot
9. 9.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
10. 10.Which of these is a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a ceiling fan (d) a pair of scissors
11. 11.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a line-follower robot
12. 12.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
13. 13.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a skateboard (c) a wind-up toy (d) a robot lawn mower
14. 14.🤖 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
15. 15.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
16. 16.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it senses and decides (c) it is very big (d) it is made of metal
17. 17.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a robot lawn mower
19. 19.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the robot’s wheels (b) nobody at all (c) the battery (d) people (programmers)
20. 20.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, always (c) yes, with two legs (d) no, any shape works
21. 21.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a warehouse robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a hand whisk
24. 24.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a planet rover (d) a floor-cleaning robot
25. 25.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a robot lawn mower
27. 27.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a planet rover (c) a line-follower robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a planet rover (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a delivery robot
29. 29.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
30. 30.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a line-follower robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a factory robot arm
33. 33.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
34. 34.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a warehouse robot (c) a garden swing (d) a hand whisk
36. 36.Which of these is a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pulley (d) a ceiling fan
37. 37.Which of these is a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pulley (d) a bicycle
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a wind-up toy
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a skateboard (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a pair of scissors
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a line-follower robot (c) a planet rover (d) a fruit-picking robot

Free robotics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/robotics-for-kids