Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 937 · 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.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a hand whisk (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a planet rover
3. 3.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) the battery (c) nobody at all (d) the robot’s wheels
4. 4.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) yes, always (c) only in films (d) no, any shape works
5. 5.Which of these is a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a hammer (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a pulley
6. 6.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a factory robot arm (d) a warehouse robot
7. 7.🤖 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
8. 8.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a planet rover (c) a bicycle (d) a factory robot arm
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a garden swing (c) a hand whisk (d) a wheelbarrow
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a delivery robot (d) a factory robot arm
11. 11.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a skateboard (d) a line-follower robot
14. 14.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) talk, sing and dance (c) sense, think and act (d) only move fast
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a wind-up toy (c) a delivery robot (d) a ceiling fan
16. 16.True or false: a skateboard is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
18. 18.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
19. 19.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it has a face (b) it is made of metal (c) it senses and decides (d) it is very big
20. 20.True or false: a wheelbarrow is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a planet rover (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a wind-up toy
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
23. 23.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a bicycle (c) a hammer (d) a delivery robot
24. 24.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hammer (b) a garden swing (c) a pair of scissors (d) a factory robot arm
27. 27.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a delivery robot (d) a factory robot arm
28. 28.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
29. 29.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
30. 30.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a wind-up toy (d) a planet rover
31. 31.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
32. 32.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
35. 35.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a bicycle (c) a planet rover (d) a ceiling fan
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a skateboard
38. 38.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a garden swing (c) a delivery robot (d) a factory robot arm

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