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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 246 · 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 acting. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to turn (d) it counts the boxes
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it plans the next move
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to turn (d) the gripper closes
  7. 7.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  9. 9.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  10. 10.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to stop (d) it decides to turn
  13. 13.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) it counts the boxes
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  18. 18.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to turn (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the wheels spin
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light
  22. 22.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the frame (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  24. 24.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers
  26. 26.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) it decides to stop
  27. 27.🔢 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
  28. 28.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a crash
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) an LED lights up (d) a camera spots a wall
  35. 35.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  38. 38.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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