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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 182 · 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 acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the program picks a path
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  7. 7.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a bumper is pressed
  12. 12.🔢 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
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  14. 14.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  15. 15.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the wheels spin
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  18. 18.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to stop (c) an LED lights up (d) the wheels spin
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  25. 25.🔢 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
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the robot turns left (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it counts the boxes
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) it decides to turn (d) a gyro feels a turn
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it plans the next move (d) the program picks a path
  32. 32.🔢 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
  33. 33.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) an LED lights up (c) the gripper closes (d) it counts the boxes
  35. 35.🔢 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
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to stop (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a buzzer beeps
  39. 39.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the motors
  40. 40.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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