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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 240 · 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, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  3. 3.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the program
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it compares two numbers (d) the gripper closes
  6. 6.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  8. 8.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor checks distance
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) a mic hears a clap
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to turn (d) the gripper closes
  14. 14.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the robot turns left
  16. 16.🔢 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
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) the program picks a path (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  19. 19.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the robot turns left (c) it counts the boxes (d) the gripper closes
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor reads light
  22. 22.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the frame
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  27. 27.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  29. 29.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the robot turns left (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  31. 31.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the frame (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  34. 34.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) an LED lights up (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  39. 39.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔢 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

Answer key

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

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