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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 273 · 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 bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) it plans the next move (c) an LED lights up (d) the robot turns left
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to stop
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  9. 9.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a loop
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor checks distance
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the gripper closes
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  15. 15.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  18. 18.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  19. 19.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor checks distance
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to stop (d) a gyro feels a turn
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  23. 23.🔢 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
  24. 24.🔢 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
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  29. 29.🔢 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
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the robot turns left
  31. 31.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  33. 33.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  35. 35.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) it compares two numbers
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  39. 39.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers

Answer key

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

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