Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 965 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a fruit-picking robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a pool-cleaning robot
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a hammer (c) a pulley (d) a parcel-sorting robot
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a skateboard (b) a garden swing (c) a wind-up toy (d) a robot lawn mower
4. 4.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
5. 5.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
6. 6.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a skateboard (c) a warehouse robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
8. 8.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a kind of metal (c) a big number (d) a city name
9. 9.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) the battery (b) the robot’s wheels (c) nobody at all (d) people (programmers)
10. 10.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a planet rover (b) a hand-pushed trolley (c) a line-follower robot (d) a fruit-picking robot
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a pulley
12. 12.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a ceiling fan (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a line-follower robot
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a warehouse robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a robot lawn mower
15. 15.True or false: a line-follower robot is a robot. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hammer (d) a factory robot arm
17. 17.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: a warehouse robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
20. 20.True or false: a ceiling fan is a robot. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a hammer
22. 22.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
24. 24.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a pulley (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a parcel-sorting robot
26. 26.🤖 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a warehouse robot (c) a skateboard (d) a hammer
28. 28.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
29. 29.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
30. 30.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
31. 31.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) no, any shape works (b) yes, with two legs (c) yes, always (d) only in films
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a skateboard (c) a pair of scissors (d) a pulley
35. 35.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is a robot. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a garden swing (c) a hand whisk (d) a pool-cleaning robot
37. 37.🤖 Is a wheelbarrow a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
38. 38.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a planet rover (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a pulley
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a delivery robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
40. 40.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot

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