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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 173 · 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 a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a camera spots a wall (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  4. 4.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) it plans the next move (d) the wheels spin
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the motors
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) the robot turns left
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to stop (d) it counts the boxes
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  12. 12.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the frame
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  18. 18.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  24. 24.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it plans the next move
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to turn
  31. 31.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  33. 33.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) a buzzer beeps
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) the program picks a path (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor reads light
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to turn (d) an LED lights up
  39. 39.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think

Answer key

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

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