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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 222 · 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 decides to turn (b) the wheels spin (c) the robot turns left (d) the arm lifts a box
  2. 2.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a gear
  3. 3.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light
  8. 8.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to stop
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  13. 13.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the program picks a path
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) the robot turns left
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  18. 18.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor checks distance
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a bumper is pressed
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) it plans the next move (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  27. 27.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  29. 29.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor reads light (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the robot turns left
  33. 33.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  36. 36.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to turn (d) a buzzer beeps

Answer key

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

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