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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 178 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a camera spots a wall
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the wheels spin (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  6. 6.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it counts the boxes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it plans the next move
  10. 10.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the robot turns left
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  18. 18.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the sensors
  19. 19.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) an LED lights up
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor checks distance
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) it counts the boxes
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  30. 30.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a gear
  31. 31.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔢 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
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it compares two numbers (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a bumper is pressed
  35. 35.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) an LED lights up
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to stop (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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