Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 927 · 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 factory robot arm is a robot. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower 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 floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
5. 5.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
6. 6.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a planet rover
8. 8.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
9. 9.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a city name (b) a big number (c) a kind of metal (d) hard, forced work
11. 11.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
12. 12.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a factory robot arm (c) a bicycle (d) a skateboard
13. 13.🤖 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
14. 14.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a bicycle (d) a hammer
15. 15.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a warehouse robot (c) a ceiling fan (d) a pair of scissors
16. 16.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a planet rover (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a hammer
18. 18.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) only in films (b) no, any shape works (c) yes, with two legs (d) yes, always
19. 19.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) people (programmers) (c) the battery (d) the robot’s wheels
20. 20.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a hammer (c) a pair of scissors (d) a robot lawn mower
21. 21.Which of these is a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a skateboard (c) a hammer (d) a pulley
22. 22.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a planet rover
23. 23.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
24. 24.True or false: a delivery robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a robot lawn mower (d) a warehouse robot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a bicycle (d) a pair of scissors
27. 27.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a skateboard is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a pulley (c) a garden swing (d) a delivery robot
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a warehouse robot
31. 31.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a skateboard
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a pulley (c) a ceiling fan (d) a pool-cleaning robot
33. 33.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it is very big (c) it senses and decides (d) it has a face
36. 36.True or false: a delivery robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
38. 38.True or false: a line-follower robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
40. 40.Which of these is a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a delivery robot

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