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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 123 · 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) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to turn (d) the gripper closes
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  3. 3.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  7. 7.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  9. 9.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it plans the next move
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) a buzzer beeps
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a sensor reads light (d) the gripper closes
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  15. 15.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a battery
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) an LED lights up (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it counts the boxes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor checks distance
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  25. 25.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  26. 26.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  29. 29.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the camera
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the arm lifts a box
  32. 32.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it counts the boxes (d) a camera spots a wall
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) the program picks a path (d) the robot turns left
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  38. 38.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  39. 39.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think

Answer key

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

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