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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 146 · 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) the robot turns left (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  4. 4.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  6. 6.🔢 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
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  8. 8.🔢 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
  9. 9.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) it counts the boxes (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) it decides to stop (d) the wheels spin
  13. 13.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it decides to stop (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  20. 20.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) it counts the boxes
  22. 22.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the motors
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the program picks a path (d) the robot turns left
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it plans the next move
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the robot turns left
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the robot turns left
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor checks distance
  30. 30.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  31. 31.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a gyro feels a turn
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the wheels spin
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) an LED lights up (c) the wheels spin (d) the robot turns left
  37. 37.🔢 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
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) a buzzer beeps
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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