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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 272 · 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) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) an LED lights up (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor reads light (d) it counts the boxes
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) the gripper closes
  7. 7.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the frame
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor checks distance
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  12. 12.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) it decides to turn (d) the robot turns left
  14. 14.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the arm lifts a box
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  19. 19.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the sensors
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  21. 21.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  22. 22.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a battery
  23. 23.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  25. 25.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) the wheels spin
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the robot turns left (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) an LED lights up (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) it compares two numbers (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes
  31. 31.🔢 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
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) a camera spots a wall (d) an LED lights up
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  34. 34.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to stop (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it plans the next move (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to turn
  37. 37.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think

Answer key

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

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