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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 330 · 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 acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) the gripper closes
  3. 3.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the gripper closes
  7. 7.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) an LED lights up (d) a mic hears a clap
  9. 9.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to turn
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  15. 15.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the battery
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  17. 17.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  29. 29.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to stop (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor reads light
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  32. 32.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the wheels spin (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  34. 34.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a loop
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) an LED lights up (d) a camera spots a wall
  36. 36.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) think → act → sense
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the robot turns left (d) it plans the next move
  38. 38.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔢 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
  40. 40.🔢 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

Answer key

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

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