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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 235 · 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.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the wheels spin
  4. 4.🔢 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
  5. 5.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  7. 7.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) it compares two numbers
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) an LED lights up (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the robot turns left
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to turn (d) an LED lights up
  16. 16.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor checks distance
  20. 20.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) an LED lights up
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to stop (d) the gripper closes
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  30. 30.🔢 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) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  31. 31.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the frame
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  33. 33.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) the program picks a path (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a bumper is pressed
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  36. 36.🔢 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
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  38. 38.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) an LED lights up (d) the program picks a path

Answer key

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

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