Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 911 · 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 planet rover is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) talk, sing and dance (b) eat, sleep and play (c) only move fast (d) sense, think and act
3. 3.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
4. 4.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a hammer (c) a factory robot arm (d) a wind-up toy
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a bicycle (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a wind-up toy
7. 7.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a ceiling fan
8. 8.🤖 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
9. 9.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
10. 10.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a pair of scissors (c) a warehouse robot (d) a robot lawn mower
12. 12.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
13. 13.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
14. 14.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) only in films (c) yes, with two legs (d) yes, always
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a wind-up toy (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a warehouse robot
16. 16.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pulley (d) a line-follower robot
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a hammer
18. 18.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a big number (c) a city name (d) a kind of metal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a ceiling fan (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a planet rover
20. 20.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
21. 21.True or false: a delivery robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a hammer (d) a garden swing
23. 23.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a pair of scissors (c) a garden swing (d) a factory robot arm
26. 26.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
27. 27.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
28. 28.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a planet rover (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a hand whisk
30. 30.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a delivery robot (d) a planet rover
31. 31.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
32. 32.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
34. 34.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
35. 35.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it senses and decides (c) it is very big (d) it is made of metal
36. 36.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
37. 37.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
38. 38.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a ceiling fan (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a wind-up toy
40. 40.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False

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