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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 114 · 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) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it counts the boxes
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the gripper closes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) an LED lights up
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the program picks a path (c) an LED lights up (d) a camera spots a wall
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the robot turns left
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) it plans the next move
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  14. 14.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → sense → think (d) act → think → sense
  15. 15.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  18. 18.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it plans the next move
  21. 21.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the gripper closes (d) the robot turns left
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light
  26. 26.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to stop (d) a mic hears a clap
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the wheels spin (d) the program picks a path
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) the arm lifts a box
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the gripper closes (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to turn
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path

Answer key

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

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