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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 151 · 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 an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  5. 5.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the controller
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) a mic hears a clap
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  10. 10.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  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 acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) it counts the boxes (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor checks distance
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to stop
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to turn
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the gripper closes
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a camera spots a wall
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  20. 20.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the camera
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it counts the boxes (c) the gripper closes (d) the robot turns left
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the gripper closes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a gyro feels a turn
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it decides to stop (c) the robot turns left (d) it counts the boxes
  25. 25.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to turn
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  32. 32.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the program picks a path (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a bumper is pressed
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  36. 36.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  38. 38.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it counts the boxes (d) a buzzer beeps

Answer key

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

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