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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

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

Answer key

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

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