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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 177 · 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.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the program picks a path
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it plans the next move (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the robot turns left
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to turn
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) it counts the boxes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  10. 10.🔢 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
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the battery (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) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  17. 17.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  18. 18.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  20. 20.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it counts the boxes
  23. 23.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  27. 27.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the wheels spin
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  31. 31.🔢 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
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) it compares two numbers
  35. 35.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  38. 38.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) it decides to stop (d) the wheels spin
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes

Answer key

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

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