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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 183 · 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.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  2. 2.🔢 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
  3. 3.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the sensors
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  5. 5.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to turn (d) the gripper closes
  7. 7.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) the robot turns left
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to stop (d) a buzzer beeps
  12. 12.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the robot turns left
  14. 14.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the wheels (d) the frame
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the program picks a path
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  20. 20.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  22. 22.🔢 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) the bumper is pressed
  23. 23.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  26. 26.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  31. 31.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a gear
  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 motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the gripper closes (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  36. 36.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor checks distance
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) a bumper is pressed

Answer key

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

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