Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 908 · 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 pair of scissors (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a hammer
2. 2.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) the battery (c) people (programmers) (d) the robot’s wheels
4. 4.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🤖 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
6. 6.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
7. 7.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a bicycle (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a delivery robot
8. 8.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
9. 9.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
11. 11.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is very big (b) it is made of metal (c) it has a face (d) it senses and decides
12. 12.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a planet rover
13. 13.True or false: a pair of scissors is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) no, any shape works (c) yes, always (d) only in films
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a skateboard (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a warehouse robot
16. 16.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
17. 17.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a ceiling fan
18. 18.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a factory robot arm (c) a warehouse robot (d) a bicycle
20. 20.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a line-follower robot
21. 21.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a pulley
22. 22.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a warehouse robot (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a robot lawn mower
24. 24.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a bicycle (d) a hand whisk
25. 25.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
26. 26.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a garden swing (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a pair of scissors
28. 28.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a pair of scissors
29. 29.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a line-follower robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a bicycle
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a wind-up toy (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a bicycle
32. 32.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
33. 33.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a line-follower robot (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a hammer
35. 35.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a planet rover (c) a line-follower robot (d) a skateboard
36. 36.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
38. 38.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a robot lawn mower
39. 39.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
40. 40.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True

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