← Sense, think, act lesson New set →

Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 263 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

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

Free robotics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/robotics-for-kids