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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 138 · 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 counts the boxes (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to stop
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the program picks a path (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the arm lifts a box
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it compares two numbers (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes
  4. 4.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the frame
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  6. 6.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a mic hears a clap (c) an LED lights up (d) a buzzer beeps
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the robot turns left (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  12. 12.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a loop
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop
  15. 15.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the wheels spin (d) a buzzer beeps
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the wheels spin (c) an LED lights up (d) a buzzer beeps
  19. 19.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  20. 20.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  22. 22.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  26. 26.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a bumper is pressed
  28. 28.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the program
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it plans the next move
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) an LED lights up (d) the robot turns left
  39. 39.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) it counts the boxes (d) the gripper closes

Answer key

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

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