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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 321 · 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 is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  2. 2.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the program
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) the robot turns left (d) a bumper is pressed
  10. 10.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  11. 11.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  12. 12.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the frame (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor checks distance
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  18. 18.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it counts the boxes
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  24. 24.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) the program picks a path (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  29. 29.🔢 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) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  30. 30.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  32. 32.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the program picks a path (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor reads light
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) it counts the boxes

Answer key

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

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