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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 185 · 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 parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the motors
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  9. 9.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it counts the boxes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  11. 11.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  13. 13.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor reads light (d) the robot turns left
  15. 15.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) a buzzer beeps
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it counts the boxes (d) the arm lifts a box
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor reads light (d) a bumper is pressed
  21. 21.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the wheels spin (d) it compares two numbers
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a gyro feels a turn
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) it compares two numbers
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  32. 32.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to stop
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the gripper closes (d) it counts the boxes
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) a gyro feels a turn
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  40. 40.🔢 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

Answer key

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

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