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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 248 · 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 “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  3. 3.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor reads light (d) a buzzer beeps
  6. 6.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  9. 9.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it plans the next move
  11. 11.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) a bumper is pressed
  13. 13.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a crash (c) a loop (d) a battery
  14. 14.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) it plans the next move
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a mic hears a clap
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  24. 24.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the camera
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  27. 27.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the frame
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to stop (d) the robot turns left
  31. 31.🔢 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
  32. 32.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) the robot turns left
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to stop (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  38. 38.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act

Answer key

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

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