Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 872 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a planet rover (c) a ceiling fan (d) a skateboard
2. 2.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
3. 3.🤖 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
4. 4.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
5. 5.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is very big (b) it is made of metal (c) it has a face (d) it senses and decides
6. 6.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a delivery robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a planet rover
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a hand-pushed trolley
9. 9.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a line-follower robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
11. 11.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) talk, sing and dance (c) eat, sleep and play (d) sense, think and act
12. 12.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a ceiling fan (d) a warehouse robot
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a wind-up toy (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a skateboard
14. 14.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a wind-up toy (c) a pulley (d) a pair of scissors
16. 16.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
17. 17.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
18. 18.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
21. 21.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a planet rover (c) a line-follower robot (d) a delivery robot
23. 23.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
24. 24.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the battery (b) the robot’s wheels (c) people (programmers) (d) nobody at all
25. 25.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a garden swing
28. 28.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a hammer (c) a pair of scissors (d) a pool-cleaning robot
29. 29.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a ceiling fan (c) a line-follower robot (d) a bicycle
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a warehouse robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a robot lawn mower
32. 32.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, always (c) yes, with two legs (d) no, any shape works
34. 34.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a bicycle (d) a floor-cleaning robot
39. 39.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a hammer
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a wind-up toy (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a pulley

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