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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 262 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) a gyro feels a turn
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the wheels spin (c) the program picks a path (d) the arm lifts a box
  5. 5.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) an LED lights up (d) a gyro feels a turn
  7. 7.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) an LED lights up
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the program picks a path (d) a bumper is pressed
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  13. 13.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  15. 15.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the sensors
  16. 16.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a gear
  17. 17.🔢 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
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the wheels spin (d) it counts the boxes
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) the program picks a path (d) a camera spots a wall
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the arm lifts a box
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  24. 24.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the gripper closes (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  26. 26.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to stop
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  30. 30.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the battery
  31. 31.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) an LED lights up (d) it plans the next move
  33. 33.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  38. 38.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) act → think → sense (d) sense → think → act
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to stop (c) an LED lights up (d) the wheels spin

Answer key

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

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