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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 244 · 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 a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a gear (d) a battery
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) the arm lifts a box
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  9. 9.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  11. 11.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor reads light (d) a mic hears a clap
  14. 14.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  15. 15.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  17. 17.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it counts the boxes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the robot turns left
  20. 20.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the program picks a path
  22. 22.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to turn
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) it plans the next move
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it plans the next move (c) the wheels spin (d) a mic hears a clap
  29. 29.🔢 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) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  36. 36.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) the program picks a path (d) a camera spots a wall
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor checks distance

Answer key

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

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