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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 271 · 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) the robot turns left (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) it decides to turn
  2. 2.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a battery
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  7. 7.🔢 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
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  9. 9.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the program picks a path (d) a buzzer beeps
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it plans the next move (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a bumper is pressed
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the robot turns left
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) the robot turns left
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  20. 20.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  23. 23.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the motors
  24. 24.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  26. 26.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor reads light
  29. 29.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to stop (d) a mic hears a clap
  33. 33.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the motors
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it counts the boxes
  36. 36.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the wheels spin (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think

Answer key

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

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