Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 958 · 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 hammer is a robot. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a bicycle (c) a planet rover (d) a hand-pushed trolley
3. 3.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
4. 4.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a bicycle (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a wind-up toy
6. 6.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a planet rover (c) a warehouse robot (d) a wheelbarrow
7. 7.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a city name (c) hard, forced work (d) a big number
8. 8.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) people (programmers) (b) nobody at all (c) the battery (d) the robot’s wheels
9. 9.True or false: a fruit-picking robot is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a bicycle (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a pool-cleaning robot
11. 11.🤖 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hammer (d) a pair of scissors
13. 13.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a warehouse robot (d) a delivery robot
14. 14.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hand whisk (b) a bicycle (c) a warehouse robot (d) a ceiling fan
15. 15.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) eat, sleep and play (c) talk, sing and dance (d) sense, think and act
16. 16.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: a ceiling fan is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a bicycle (d) a parcel-sorting robot
19. 19.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a factory robot arm (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a planet rover (d) a ceiling fan
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a garden swing (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a line-follower robot
22. 22.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a wind-up toy (c) a ceiling fan (d) a robot lawn mower
24. 24.True or false: a pair of scissors is a robot. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a hand whisk (c) a factory robot arm (d) a hammer
26. 26.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
27. 27.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) no, any shape works (c) only in films (d) yes, with two legs
28. 28.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
29. 29.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a hammer
31. 31.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a pair of scissors (c) a bicycle (d) a pool-cleaning robot
33. 33.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a bicycle (d) a hammer
35. 35.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a line-follower robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
37. 37.True or false: a floor-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a pulley (c) a delivery robot (d) a skateboard
39. 39.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
40. 40.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a bicycle (b) a planet rover (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a robot lawn mower

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