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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 199 · 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) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) the program picks a path (d) the robot turns left
  2. 2.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a gear
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  6. 6.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the arm lifts a box
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  9. 9.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the wheels spin (c) the robot turns left (d) it compares two numbers
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the robot turns left (c) it compares two numbers (d) a camera spots a wall
  12. 12.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor reads light (d) it plans the next move
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  19. 19.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) the program picks a path
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the program picks a path (c) the wheels spin (d) a mic hears a clap
  22. 22.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) it decides to turn
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a buzzer beeps
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor checks distance
  26. 26.🔢 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
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it compares two numbers (d) a gyro feels a turn
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to turn (d) the wheels spin
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the gripper closes (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  33. 33.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the gripper closes (c) the robot turns left (d) a bumper is pressed
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to stop

Answer key

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

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