Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 862 · 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 three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) eat, sleep and play (c) talk, sing and dance (d) sense, think and act
2. 2.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a floor-cleaning robot
3. 3.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a pair of scissors (c) a wind-up toy (d) a warehouse robot
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a garden swing (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a wheelbarrow
6. 6.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
7. 7.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a planet rover (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a line-follower robot
8. 8.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a wind-up toy (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a garden swing
9. 9.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a pool-cleaning robot
10. 10.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a pulley (c) a garden swing (d) a fruit-picking robot
11. 11.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a big number (c) a kind of metal (d) a city name
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a pulley
13. 13.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
14. 14.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
15. 15.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
16. 16.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
17. 17.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a factory robot arm (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a planet rover
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a garden swing (c) a factory robot arm (d) a parcel-sorting robot
19. 19.True or false: a delivery robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🤖 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
21. 21.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a planet rover (d) a robot lawn mower
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a hammer (d) a factory robot arm
26. 26.True or false: a factory robot arm is a robot. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a pulley (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a hand whisk
29. 29.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a garden swing (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a line-follower robot
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a warehouse robot
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a planet rover (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a robot lawn mower
33. 33.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is very big (b) it has a face (c) it is made of metal (d) it senses and decides
34. 34.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a garden swing (c) a delivery robot (d) a wheelbarrow
35. 35.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) yes, always (c) yes, with two legs (d) only in films
36. 36.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
37. 37.Which of these is a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a wind-up toy (c) a hammer (d) a hand-pushed trolley
38. 38.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
39. 39.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a planet rover (d) a factory robot arm

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