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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 196 · 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 thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor reads light (d) a buzzer beeps
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  3. 3.🔢 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
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  6. 6.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the frame (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to stop
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) it counts the boxes (d) the gripper closes
  11. 11.🔢 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
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) the program picks a path (d) a camera spots a wall
  15. 15.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the program
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) the program picks a path
  20. 20.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor reads light
  23. 23.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  28. 28.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the wheels spin
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  32. 32.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers
  35. 35.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it plans the next move (c) the gripper closes (d) a buzzer beeps
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to turn (d) a gyro feels a turn
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it counts the boxes
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the arm lifts a box

Answer key

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

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