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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 149 · 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.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔢 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
  3. 3.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor reads light (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it compares two numbers
  9. 9.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a loop
  10. 10.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔢 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 decides to turn (d) it drives on
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) the gripper closes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the robot turns left
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) the program picks a path (d) a buzzer beeps
  14. 14.🔢 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
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  19. 19.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the motors (d) the frame
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  22. 22.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) an LED lights up (d) a buzzer beeps
  24. 24.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  28. 28.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the program
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) the arm lifts a box
  31. 31.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  33. 33.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  36. 36.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to turn
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it

Answer key

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

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