Fun Facts About Robots: Nat Geo for Kids

What is a robot?

• A machine used to perform jobs that humans don't want to do.

• A machine created to perform a series of actions.

• A machine that performs only simple tasks.

• A machine that performs only difficult tasks.

What planet is being explored by the NASA Rover robots?

• the moon

• Jupiter

• Mercury

• Mars

• Earth

The first robot was built over 2000 years ago by a Greek inventor names Archytas. The robot was modeled after a _______________ .

• Parrot

• Pigeon

• Chicken

• Eagle

Archytas' bird robot could fly up to a distance of 200 meters. That's the equivalent of _____________________ .

• the length of 4 school buses

• 1.5 miles

• two football fields

• 2.5 miles

Some robots can be so small they're microscopic and some are as large as trucks.

• True

• False