Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 896 · 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 pool-cleaning robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a hand whisk
2. 2.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
3. 3.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
4. 4.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
5. 5.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a wind-up toy (d) a hand whisk
7. 7.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
8. 8.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) only in films (c) no, any shape works (d) yes, always
9. 9.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a line-follower robot (d) a bicycle
12. 12.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a wind-up toy is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a delivery robot (c) a skateboard (d) a fruit-picking robot
17. 17.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a wind-up toy (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a hammer
19. 19.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a ceiling fan (c) a factory robot arm (d) a bicycle
20. 20.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) the robot’s wheels (c) nobody at all (d) the battery
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a hammer (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pulley (c) a delivery robot (d) a planet rover
23. 23.Which of these is a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a hand whisk (c) a hammer (d) a garden swing
24. 24.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
25. 25.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
26. 26.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a delivery robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a hammer
28. 28.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a big number (c) hard, forced work (d) a city name
29. 29.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a planet rover (d) a line-follower robot
30. 30.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) sense, think and act (c) only move fast (d) talk, sing and dance
33. 33.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a hand-pushed trolley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a pair of scissors (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a planet rover
37. 37.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it is made of metal (c) it is very big (d) it senses and decides
38. 38.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a wind-up toy (c) a pair of scissors (d) a warehouse robot
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a pulley (d) a skateboard
40. 40.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) True (b) False

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