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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 297 · 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.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to stop
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed
  5. 5.🔢 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 motors turn it
  6. 6.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔢 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
  8. 8.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  10. 10.🔢 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
  11. 11.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to turn (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the wheels spin
  15. 15.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  19. 19.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.🔢 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
  27. 27.🔢 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
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to stop
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the gripper closes (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  30. 30.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  31. 31.🔢 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
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it plans the next move
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) the program picks a path (d) the gripper closes
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) the robot turns left (d) a gyro feels a turn
  36. 36.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a gear
  37. 37.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it plans the next move (d) the wheels spin
  40. 40.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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