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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 251 · 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 thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to stop
  3. 3.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall
  7. 7.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a gear
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) an LED lights up (c) it counts the boxes (d) the robot turns left
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it plans the next move (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it counts the boxes
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the program picks a path (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to turn
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  12. 12.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the motors
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the program picks a path (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to turn
  16. 16.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) it compares two numbers (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor checks distance
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) the gripper closes
  20. 20.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  21. 21.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  24. 24.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  28. 28.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) an LED lights up
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the program picks a path (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to stop
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to turn (d) it compares two numbers
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  35. 35.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) an LED lights up
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  39. 39.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on

Answer key

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

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