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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

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

Answer key

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

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