Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 888 · 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.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a hammer (c) a pulley (d) a garden swing
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a line-follower robot (c) a bicycle (d) a delivery robot
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a garden swing (d) a pair of scissors
5. 5.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
6. 6.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a wind-up toy (c) a planet rover (d) a pulley
7. 7.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a pulley (d) a warehouse robot
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a factory robot arm
9. 9.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) only move fast (c) eat, sleep and play (d) sense, think and act
11. 11.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
12. 12.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) yes, with two legs (c) yes, always (d) no, any shape works
14. 14.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a bicycle (c) a pulley (d) a hammer
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a planet rover (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
17. 17.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a pulley (c) a hammer (d) a fruit-picking robot
19. 19.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) a kind of metal (c) a big number (d) hard, forced work
21. 21.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the battery (b) the robot’s wheels (c) nobody at all (d) people (programmers)
22. 22.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a pair of scissors (d) a pulley
24. 24.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a wind-up toy (c) a factory robot arm (d) a bicycle
25. 25.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a delivery robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a bicycle (c) a hand whisk (d) a pulley
28. 28.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
29. 29.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a pulley (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a garden swing
30. 30.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
31. 31.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
33. 33.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a planet rover (d) a pair of scissors
34. 34.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a line-follower robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a hand whisk
38. 38.🤖 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a pair of scissors (c) a garden swing (d) a parcel-sorting robot
40. 40.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True

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