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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 213 · 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 mic hears a clap (b) it decides to stop (c) the gripper closes (d) it plans the next move
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) an LED lights up (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) it compares two numbers
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it compares two numbers
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the program picks a path (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to turn
  12. 12.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  14. 14.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  21. 21.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  24. 24.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to stop
  26. 26.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  29. 29.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  31. 31.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the motors
  32. 32.🔢 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
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  34. 34.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor checks distance
  37. 37.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) the robot turns left
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to stop (d) a buzzer beeps
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it counts the boxes

Answer key

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

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