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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 216 · 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.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) a camera spots a wall
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the gripper closes (c) it plans the next move (d) it compares two numbers
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  6. 6.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  8. 8.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor reads light (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor checks distance
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  13. 13.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the program
  14. 14.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a loop
  16. 16.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  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.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) a gyro feels a turn
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the wheels spin (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a bumper is pressed
  22. 22.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) an LED lights up (d) the program picks a path
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  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.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the gripper closes (c) the robot turns left (d) the wheels spin
  31. 31.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to stop
  34. 34.🔢 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
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to stop (d) a mic hears a clap
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  37. 37.🔢 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
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  39. 39.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think

Answer key

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

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