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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 303 · 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 part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  3. 3.🔢 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
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor checks distance
  6. 6.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔢 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
  9. 9.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  11. 11.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the program
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) an LED lights up (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the program picks a path (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  19. 19.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a crash (c) a gear (d) a loop
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a buzzer beeps (d) an LED lights up
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) an LED lights up (d) a mic hears a clap
  23. 23.🔢 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
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it counts the boxes (d) the wheels spin
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the wheels spin (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to turn (d) the gripper closes
  29. 29.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  30. 30.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔢 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
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the gripper closes (d) it counts the boxes
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  35. 35.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) the robot turns left
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the wheels spin (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to turn
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a gyro feels a turn

Answer key

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

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