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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 133 · 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 stop (b) the program picks a path (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it compares two numbers
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  3. 3.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  4. 4.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a gear
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the motors (d) the frame
  6. 6.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to stop
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  12. 12.🔢 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
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it counts the boxes (d) a camera spots a wall
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor reads light
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) an LED lights up
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the robot turns left (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a gyro feels a turn
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor reads light
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  24. 24.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the camera
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to stop (d) a mic hears a clap
  26. 26.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the program picks a path (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor reads light (c) it plans the next move (d) the program picks a path
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) an LED lights up (c) the program picks a path (d) the arm lifts a box
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  39. 39.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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