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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 317 · 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) a mic hears a clap (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) it plans the next move
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  3. 3.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the program
  4. 4.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  7. 7.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  9. 9.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔢 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
  12. 12.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to stop (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor reads light
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) an LED lights up
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) it compares two numbers (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor checks distance (d) an LED lights up
  20. 20.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a gear
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) a mic hears a clap (c) an LED lights up (d) the arm lifts a box
  22. 22.🔢 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
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  24. 24.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  27. 27.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) a mic hears a clap
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  34. 34.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) the arm lifts a box
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the robot turns left (c) it compares two numbers (d) it plans the next move
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the wheels spin
  39. 39.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the controller

Answer key

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

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