Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 894 · 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) talk, sing and dance (c) sense, think and act (d) eat, sleep and play
2. 2.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a wind-up toy (d) a planet rover
4. 4.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
5. 5.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
6. 6.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a pair of scissors (c) a warehouse robot (d) a bicycle
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a line-follower robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a ceiling fan
8. 8.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a bicycle (d) a floor-cleaning robot
9. 9.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
10. 10.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a robot lawn mower
11. 11.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
12. 12.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a warehouse robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a parcel-sorting robot
13. 13.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
14. 14.🤖 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
15. 15.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) only in films (c) no, any shape works (d) yes, always
16. 16.True or false: a bicycle is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) nobody at all (c) the robot’s wheels (d) the battery
18. 18.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a wheelbarrow
19. 19.Which of these is a robot? (a) a delivery robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a skateboard (d) a wheelbarrow
20. 20.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a wind-up toy (c) a hand whisk (d) a planet rover
21. 21.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
22. 22.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a wind-up toy
23. 23.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
24. 24.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a hand whisk (d) a pair of scissors
25. 25.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
26. 26.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a bicycle (c) a factory robot arm (d) a wind-up toy
29. 29.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a garden swing
31. 31.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a big number (b) a city name (c) a kind of metal (d) hard, forced work
33. 33.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
34. 34.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
35. 35.True or false: a wheelbarrow is a robot. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
37. 37.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
38. 38.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
39. 39.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a line-follower robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot

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