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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 101 · 40 questions
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Robot tip (The robot loop): Sense = taking in information with sensors (touch, light, sound, distance, camera). Think = the controller running the program and deciding. Act = doing something: motors move, a gripper grips, a buzzer beeps, a light shines. Then the loop starts again.

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  1. 1.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor checks distance
  6. 6.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the controller
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  10. 10.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  12. 12.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  14. 14.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) sense → think → act
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) it counts the boxes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the arm lifts a box
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the battery
  18. 18.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  26. 26.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a battery
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the robot turns left (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the program picks a path
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a buzzer beeps
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the program picks a path
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) an LED lights up (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the robot turns left
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to stop (c) an LED lights up (d) it compares two numbers
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it plans the next move (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the robot turns left
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) it plans the next move
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  39. 39.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the robot turns left (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

  1. True
  2. think
  3. sense
  4. act
  5. it decides to turn
  6. False
  7. the controller
  8. a camera spots a wall
  9. sense
  10. False
  11. the wheels spin
  12. False
  13. the controller reads it
  14. sense → think → act
  15. sense
  16. it counts the boxes
  17. the sensors
  18. True
  19. the motors
  20. the controller reads it
  21. a sensor reads light
  22. the bumper is pressed
  23. think
  24. the controller reads it
  25. it drives on
  26. a loop
  27. it drives on
  28. the program picks a path
  29. a camera spots a wall
  30. a buzzer beeps
  31. the controller reads it
  32. a bumper is pressed
  33. an LED lights up
  34. a gyro feels a turn
  35. the program picks a path
  36. act
  37. a bumper is pressed
  38. the motors turn it
  39. False
  40. the robot turns left

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