Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 972 · 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.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) a kind of metal (b) a big number (c) a city name (d) hard, forced work
2. 2.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it has a face (c) it is very big (d) it senses and decides
3. 3.True or false: a hammer is a robot. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a line-follower robot (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a hammer
5. 5.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) only move fast (b) sense, think and act (c) talk, sing and dance (d) eat, sleep and play
6. 6.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wheelbarrow (b) a hand whisk (c) a pulley (d) a fruit-picking robot
7. 7.🤖 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
8. 8.True or false: a pulley is a robot. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a pair of scissors (c) a warehouse robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
10. 10.Which of these is a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a wind-up toy (c) a hand whisk (d) a hammer
11. 11.True or false: a garden swing is a robot. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) No (b) Yes
13. 13.🤖 Is a line-follower robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a delivery robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a pair of scissors
15. 15.Which of these is a robot? (a) a hammer (b) a pair of scissors (c) a hand whisk (d) a floor-cleaning robot
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a wind-up toy (d) a bicycle
17. 17.🤖 Is a pulley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
18. 18.🤖 Is a floor-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
19. 19.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) only in films (c) yes, with two legs (d) no, any shape works
20. 20.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
21. 21.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
22. 22.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.🤖 Is a bicycle a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
24. 24.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a bicycle (c) a delivery robot (d) a factory robot arm
26. 26.True or false: a hand whisk is a robot. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a skateboard (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a garden swing
28. 28.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a line-follower robot (c) a hammer (d) a skateboard
29. 29.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
30. 30.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a bicycle (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a robot lawn mower
31. 31.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
32. 32.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
33. 33.Which of these is a robot? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a factory robot arm (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a pair of scissors
34. 34.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a wind-up toy (c) a hand whisk (d) a fruit-picking robot
36. 36.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pulley (d) a skateboard
38. 38.🤖 Is a robot lawn mower a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
39. 39.True or false: a wind-up toy is a robot. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a hand whisk (c) a planet rover (d) a wheelbarrow

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