Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 874 · 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 of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a wind-up toy (c) a line-follower robot (d) a planet rover
2. 2.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a delivery robot
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a ceiling fan (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a hand-pushed trolley
5. 5.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a garden swing
8. 8.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a hand whisk (c) a planet rover (d) a pair of scissors
9. 9.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a line-follower robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a floor-cleaning robot
10. 10.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
11. 11.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
13. 13.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
14. 14.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
16. 16.🤖 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
17. 17.True or false: a bicycle is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🤖 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
19. 19.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a wind-up toy (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a parcel-sorting robot
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a line-follower robot
22. 22.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
23. 23.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) only in films (c) no, any shape works (d) yes, with two legs
26. 26.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
27. 27.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
28. 28.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a line-follower robot (d) a robot lawn mower
29. 29.🤖 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
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a warehouse robot (c) a bicycle (d) a wheelbarrow
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a pair of scissors (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a hand whisk
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a delivery robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
33. 33.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a skateboard
35. 35.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a bicycle (d) a wheelbarrow
37. 37.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) sense, think and act (b) only move fast (c) talk, sing and dance (d) eat, sleep and play
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a garden swing (d) a floor-cleaning robot
39. 39.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
40. 40.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a hand whisk (c) a hammer (d) a factory robot arm

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