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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 224 · 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 part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  4. 4.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  7. 7.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to stop
  10. 10.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it plans the next move (c) the wheels spin (d) it counts the boxes
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a gyro feels a turn
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to turn
  18. 18.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  23. 23.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  25. 25.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  27. 27.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the arm lifts a box
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) the robot turns left
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the program picks a path (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to stop
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  33. 33.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor reads light
  35. 35.🔢 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
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  37. 37.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) act → think → sense (d) sense → think → act
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it plans the next move
  39. 39.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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