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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 287 · 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) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) it compares two numbers
  2. 2.🔢 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 drives on (d) it decides to turn
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  5. 5.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  9. 9.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  11. 11.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the camera
  12. 12.🔢 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
  13. 13.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔢 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
  15. 15.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  16. 16.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it counts the boxes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to turn (d) the robot turns left
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  21. 21.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) an LED lights up (c) it counts the boxes (d) it compares two numbers
  23. 23.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor reads light (d) a bumper is pressed
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  28. 28.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a gear (d) a battery
  29. 29.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  31. 31.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor checks distance
  34. 34.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  36. 36.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) a buzzer beeps
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it counts the boxes (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) the program picks a path
  40. 40.🔢 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 drives on (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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