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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 309 · 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 acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a mic hears a clap
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the robot turns left (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to stop
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the program
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) a bumper is pressed
  8. 8.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) the robot turns left (d) a camera spots a wall
  17. 17.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) the program picks a path (d) a camera spots a wall
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  22. 22.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to stop
  24. 24.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a gear (d) a battery
  25. 25.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → sense → think (d) think → act → sense
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  28. 28.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the controller (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  30. 30.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) an LED lights up (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it plans the next move
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  35. 35.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) a buzzer beeps

Answer key

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

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