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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 316 · 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 sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  4. 4.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a buzzer beeps
  7. 7.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to stop (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a camera spots a wall
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) the program picks a path (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the arm lifts a box
  12. 12.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) a gyro feels a turn
  15. 15.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a gear
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the arm lifts a box
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the wheels spin (d) the program picks a path
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  26. 26.🔢 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
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to stop
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  29. 29.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  31. 31.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to stop
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  36. 36.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  39. 39.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think

Answer key

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

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