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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 265 · 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 “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  4. 4.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor checks distance
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) a camera spots a wall
  7. 7.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to stop (d) the arm lifts a box
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to turn (d) it decides to stop
  10. 10.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) act → think → sense (d) sense → think → act
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  14. 14.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  15. 15.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the battery
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the arm lifts a box
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  23. 23.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the program picks a path (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  31. 31.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a crash (c) a loop (d) a battery
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  33. 33.🔢 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
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) it plans the next move
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it counts the boxes (d) the robot turns left
  36. 36.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  39. 39.🔢 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
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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