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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 267 · 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, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  3. 3.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it counts the boxes
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor reads light (d) a mic hears a clap
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the wheels spin
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) the program picks a path
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) an LED lights up
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) an LED lights up (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  16. 16.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a camera spots a wall
  20. 20.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the wheels spin (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  25. 25.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to turn
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  29. 29.🔢 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
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  32. 32.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to stop
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  36. 36.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the wheels spin (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  39. 39.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the sensors

Answer key

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

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