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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 319 · 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, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to turn
  5. 5.🔢 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
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the program picks a path (d) the arm lifts a box
  7. 7.🔢 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
  8. 8.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes
  12. 12.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the program picks a path (d) the gripper closes
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the robot turns left
  18. 18.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the frame (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  19. 19.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the program
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it counts the boxes (d) it compares two numbers
  21. 21.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  23. 23.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the motors
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) an LED lights up (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to turn
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) it plans the next move (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the robot turns left
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  27. 27.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) act → think → sense
  28. 28.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a crash
  29. 29.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  32. 32.🔢 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) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it counts the boxes
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  39. 39.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think

Answer key

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

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