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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 159 · 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 of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) an LED lights up
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) the program picks a path (d) the gripper closes
  5. 5.🔢 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
  6. 6.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  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) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to stop (d) the program picks a path
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor checks distance
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) an LED lights up
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the program picks a path (c) the robot turns left (d) the arm lifts a box
  18. 18.🔢 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
  19. 19.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a crash
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the gripper closes (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the camera
  22. 22.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to turn
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  29. 29.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it plans the next move (c) an LED lights up (d) a gyro feels a turn
  31. 31.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔢 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
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) a buzzer beeps
  34. 34.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to turn (d) the wheels spin
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a gyro feels a turn
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think

Answer key

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

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