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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 125 · 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 of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor reads light (d) the arm lifts a box
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor reads light (d) a mic hears a clap
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) it plans the next move (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to turn
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it plans the next move (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the gripper closes (d) an LED lights up
  9. 9.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔢 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
  11. 11.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a loop
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to stop (d) a buzzer beeps
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor reads light
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) the program picks a path
  16. 16.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  18. 18.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the wheels spin (c) it compares two numbers (d) a buzzer beeps
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  23. 23.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the motors
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) a buzzer beeps
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  32. 32.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the program picks a path (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a buzzer beeps
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  38. 38.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → sense → think (d) think → act → sense
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a bumper is pressed

Answer key

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

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