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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 284 · 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 of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a camera spots a wall (c) an LED lights up (d) the robot turns left
  2. 2.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the arm lifts a box
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  13. 13.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  15. 15.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  17. 17.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to stop
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  20. 20.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  22. 22.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the frame
  23. 23.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  25. 25.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) it plans the next move
  28. 28.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  31. 31.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) an LED lights up (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to turn
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor checks distance
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it compares two numbers (c) the gripper closes (d) the robot turns left
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the robot turns left (c) it plans the next move (d) an LED lights up
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  40. 40.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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