Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 956 · 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 not a robot. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a factory robot arm
3. 3.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a garden swing (c) a planet rover (d) a ceiling fan
4. 4.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
5. 5.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
6. 6.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
7. 7.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: a garden swing is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a planet rover
12. 12.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a pair of scissors (c) a warehouse robot (d) a ceiling fan
13. 13.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a planet rover (c) a hammer (d) a wheelbarrow
15. 15.True or false: a planet rover is a robot. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a hand whisk (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a robot lawn mower
17. 17.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a hammer (c) a planet rover (d) a parcel-sorting robot
18. 18.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
19. 19.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) the battery (c) the robot’s wheels (d) people (programmers)
20. 20.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
21. 21.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it is made of metal (c) it is very big (d) it has a face
22. 22.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a delivery robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
23. 23.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a pulley (c) a bicycle (d) a robot lawn mower
24. 24.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a hand whisk (c) a factory robot arm (d) a planet rover
26. 26.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a pair of scissors
28. 28.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a bicycle (d) a garden swing
30. 30.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
31. 31.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) only in films (c) yes, always (d) no, any shape works
32. 32.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a hammer (c) a bicycle (d) a delivery robot
33. 33.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
34. 34.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a hand whisk (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a pulley
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a wheelbarrow
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a garden swing (b) a bicycle (c) a ceiling fan (d) a factory robot arm
38. 38.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a city name (c) a big number (d) a kind of metal
39. 39.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a factory robot arm (c) a skateboard (d) a wheelbarrow
40. 40.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot

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