Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 885 · 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 hammer (b) a garden swing (c) a bicycle (d) a factory robot arm
2. 2.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) only move fast (c) talk, sing and dance (d) sense, think and act
3. 3.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) the battery (c) nobody at all (d) the robot’s wheels
4. 4.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
5. 5.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pair of scissors (d) a robot lawn mower
6. 6.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
7. 7.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
8. 8.Which of these is a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a hammer (c) a skateboard (d) a hand-pushed trolley
9. 9.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a pulley (d) a delivery robot
11. 11.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
12. 12.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
13. 13.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
14. 14.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a planet rover (d) a hand whisk
16. 16.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
17. 17.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
18. 18.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a ceiling fan (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a floor-cleaning robot
19. 19.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a line-follower robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a skateboard
20. 20.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a big number (b) a kind of metal (c) hard, forced work (d) a city name
21. 21.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a hammer (d) a warehouse robot
22. 22.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a ceiling fan (c) a warehouse robot (d) a garden swing
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a line-follower robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
25. 25.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it is very big (c) it is made of metal (d) it senses and decides
26. 26.True or false: a factory robot arm 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.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a hammer (c) a garden swing (d) a fruit-picking robot
29. 29.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a factory robot arm (c) a hammer (d) a hand whisk
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a ceiling fan (c) a hand whisk (d) a pulley
32. 32.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
34. 34.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) yes, with two legs (c) yes, always (d) only in films
37. 37.Which of these is a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a skateboard (c) a pulley (d) a hand-pushed trolley
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a warehouse robot (c) a bicycle (d) a ceiling fan
39. 39.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a delivery robot (d) a hand whisk
40. 40.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) True (b) False

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