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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

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

Answer key

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

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