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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 102 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  3. 3.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) an LED lights up (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the wheels spin
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to turn (d) the gripper closes
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) an LED lights up
  14. 14.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the battery
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) the program picks a path
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  17. 17.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) an LED lights up
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a bumper is pressed
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it counts the boxes
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the program picks a path (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  29. 29.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) a buzzer beeps
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  34. 34.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to turn
  36. 36.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  39. 39.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

  1. a camera spots a wall
  2. it compares two numbers
  3. False
  4. False
  5. the controller reads it
  6. a gyro feels a turn
  7. think
  8. the bumper is pressed
  9. a sensor reads light
  10. the bumper is pressed
  11. sense
  12. think
  13. an LED lights up
  14. the sensors
  15. the program picks a path
  16. the arm lifts a box
  17. True
  18. act
  19. a mic hears a clap
  20. sense
  21. it decides to turn
  22. the bumper is pressed
  23. it decides to turn
  24. a bumper is pressed
  25. a buzzer beeps
  26. the gripper closes
  27. the program picks a path
  28. the controller reads it
  29. False
  30. True
  31. it counts the boxes
  32. act
  33. sense
  34. the controller
  35. a gyro feels a turn
  36. False
  37. False
  38. sense → think → act
  39. True
  40. it decides to turn

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