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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 233 · 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: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor reads light (c) an LED lights up (d) the arm lifts a box
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) the robot turns left (d) a gyro feels a turn
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the sensors
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  7. 7.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) it decides to stop (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the gripper closes (d) the program picks a path
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the arm lifts a box
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  16. 16.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  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) it decides to stop (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor reads light
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) the program picks a path
  23. 23.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the controller (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  24. 24.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a battery
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) the robot turns left
  27. 27.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  29. 29.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔢 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
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  32. 32.🔢 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 bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  33. 33.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the frame
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the program picks a path
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the arm lifts a box
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the robot turns left
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers

Answer key

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

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