Robotics Worksheet: What Is a Robot?

Robotics lesson 1: What is a robot? · Set 997 · 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.🤖 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a hammer (c) a factory robot arm (d) a wheelbarrow
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a line-follower robot (d) a hammer
4. 4.True or false: a planet rover is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🤖 Is a garden swing a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
6. 6.🤖 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a garden swing (d) a planet rover
8. 8.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a pool-cleaning robot (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a fruit-picking robot (d) a floor-cleaning robot
9. 9.🤖 Is a wind-up toy a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
10. 10.Which of these is a robot? (a) a skateboard (b) a wheelbarrow (c) a ceiling fan (d) a fruit-picking robot
11. 11.🤖 Is a pool-cleaning robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
12. 12.True or false: a parcel-sorting robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🤖 Is a parcel-sorting robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
14. 14.Which of these is a robot? (a) a pulley (b) a floor-cleaning robot (c) a hand-pushed trolley (d) a pair of scissors
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a garden swing (c) a wind-up toy (d) a skateboard
16. 16.True or false: a pool-cleaning robot is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🤖 Is a factory robot arm a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
18. 18.🤖 What makes a robot different from a simple machine? (a) it senses and decides (b) it has a face (c) it is very big (d) it is made of metal
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hand whisk (b) a pair of scissors (c) a hammer (d) a parcel-sorting robot
20. 20.🤖 Must a robot look like a human? (a) yes, always (b) yes, with two legs (c) only in films (d) no, any shape works
21. 21.True or false: a robot lawn mower is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🤖 Is a hand whisk a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
23. 23.🤖 Is a fruit-picking robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
24. 24.🤖 A toy car moves only while you press its remote. It cannot sense or decide. Is it a robot? (a) Yes (b) No
25. 25.🤖 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
26. 26.True or false: a hand whisk is not a robot. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a fruit-picking robot (b) a planet rover (c) a garden swing (d) a delivery robot
28. 28.🤖 Is a warehouse robot a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bicycle (b) a skateboard (c) a floor-cleaning robot (d) a hammer
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pool-cleaning robot (d) a hand-pushed trolley
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ceiling fan (b) a pulley (c) a warehouse robot (d) a wind-up toy
32. 32.Which of these is a robot? (a) a parcel-sorting robot (b) a hand whisk (c) a ceiling fan (d) a wind-up toy
33. 33.🤖 Is a planet rover a robot? (a) not a robot (b) a robot
34. 34.Which of these is a robot? (a) a garden swing (b) a factory robot arm (c) a pair of scissors (d) a bicycle
35. 35.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a line-follower robot (b) a pool-cleaning robot (c) a wind-up toy (d) a factory robot arm
36. 36.🤖 Is a delivery robot a robot? (a) a robot (b) not a robot
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a warehouse robot (b) a planet rover (c) a factory robot arm (d) a pair of scissors
38. 38.True or false: a hammer is not a robot. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a robot lawn mower (b) a planet rover (c) a bicycle (d) a delivery robot
40. 40.Which of these is not a robot? (a) a floor-cleaning robot (b) a delivery robot (c) a hand whisk (d) a planet rover

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