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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 232 · 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.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the program
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  8. 8.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) a bumper is pressed
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a camera spots a wall
  13. 13.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a battery
  14. 14.🔢 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
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a buzzer beeps (c) an LED lights up (d) a mic hears a clap
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  19. 19.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) the program picks a path
  21. 21.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) an LED lights up (d) it compares two numbers
  25. 25.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  28. 28.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔢 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
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) it counts the boxes
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  33. 33.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a gyro feels a turn
  36. 36.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it counts the boxes
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor reads light (d) it plans the next move
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor reads light (d) the wheels spin

Answer key

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

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