Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 983 · 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 of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hammer (d) a planet rover
2. 2.🤖 The word “robot” first came from a word meaning … (a) hard, forced work (b) a big number (c) a city name (d) a kind of metal
3. 3.Which of these is a robot? (a) a wind-up toy (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
4. 4.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
5. 5.True or false: a robot lawn mower is a robot. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a bicycle is a robot. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a planet rover (b) a bicycle (c) a wheelbarrow (d) a garden swing
9. 9.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it is made of metal (b) it senses and decides (c) it has a face (d) it is very big
10. 10.True or false: a bicycle is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a warehouse robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, with two legs (b) yes, always (c) only in films (d) no, any shape works
13. 13.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a planet rover (c) a factory robot arm (d) a pair of scissors
14. 14.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🤖 Is a pair of scissors a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
17. 17.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a pulley (c) a bicycle (d) a floor-cleaning robot
18. 18.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pair of scissors (d) a garden swing
19. 19.🤖 Is a hammer a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
20. 20.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a parcel-sorting robot (c) a delivery robot (d) a pulley
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a robot lawn mower (c) a factory robot arm (d) a ceiling fan
22. 22.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand-pushed trolley (b) a hammer (c) a pulley (d) a factory robot arm
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a wheelbarrow
25. 25.🤖 Is a ceiling fan a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
26. 26.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
27. 27.🤖 Who writes the program that tells a robot what to do? (a) nobody at all (b) the robot’s wheels (c) the battery (d) people (programmers)
28. 28.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a parcel-sorting robot (d) a planet rover
29. 29.True or false: a factory robot arm is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a skateboard (c) a bicycle (d) a fruit-picking robot
31. 31.🤖 Is a skateboard a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
32. 32.🤖 Is a hand-pushed trolley a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
33. 33.True or false: a skateboard is a robot. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🤖 What three things does every robot do? (a) eat, sleep and play (b) sense, think and act (c) only move fast (d) talk, sing and dance
35. 35.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
36. 36.True or false: a wind-up toy is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a pulley is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a ceiling fan (c) a delivery robot (d) a planet rover
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pulley (b) a bicycle (c) a pair of scissors (d) a robot lawn mower
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a line-follower robot (c) a pair of scissors (d) a parcel-sorting robot

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