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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 121 · 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.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to stop
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the gripper closes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it compares two numbers
  5. 5.🔢 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
  6. 6.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a loop
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  9. 9.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  13. 13.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the program picks a path (c) the gripper closes (d) the robot turns left
  17. 17.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  19. 19.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the motors
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
  22. 22.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  24. 24.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) a mic hears a clap
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the wheels spin (d) the program picks a path
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to turn
  29. 29.🔢 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
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it counts the boxes
  31. 31.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor reads light
  34. 34.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it compares two numbers
  37. 37.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor reads light (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor checks distance
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think

Answer key

  1. the controller reads it
  2. act
  3. an LED lights up
  4. a sensor checks distance
  5. it decides to turn
  6. a loop
  7. sense
  8. it drives on
  9. the controller
  10. the gripper closes
  11. the bumper is pressed
  12. the controller reads it
  13. True
  14. False
  15. think
  16. the program picks a path
  17. False
  18. the motors turn it
  19. the motors
  20. a bumper is pressed
  21. the wheels spin
  22. False
  23. think
  24. False
  25. a mic hears a clap
  26. think
  27. the program picks a path
  28. the robot turns left
  29. the controller reads it
  30. it counts the boxes
  31. True
  32. think
  33. it decides to turn
  34. False
  35. the sensors
  36. it compares two numbers
  37. True
  38. the bumper is pressed
  39. the arm lifts a box
  40. sense

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