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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 311 · 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.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  2. 2.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a crash
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the wheels spin (c) it compares two numbers (d) it plans the next move
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light
  6. 6.🔢 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) it decides to turn
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it counts the boxes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the wheels spin
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the robot turns left (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor reads light
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the gripper closes (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to stop
  14. 14.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  15. 15.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  17. 17.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the robot turns left (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to stop
  20. 20.🔢 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
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to turn (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor checks distance
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to turn
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  28. 28.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  30. 30.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  31. 31.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) a bumper is pressed
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  35. 35.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  36. 36.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔢 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
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it plans the next move
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers

Answer key

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

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