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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 331 · 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) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a gyro feels a turn
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the robot turns left
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box
  5. 5.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the robot turns left
  9. 9.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the program
  11. 11.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  16. 16.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it compares two numbers (d) the robot turns left
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor reads light
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  22. 22.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  25. 25.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it counts the boxes (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor reads light
  29. 29.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a loop
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  31. 31.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) the robot turns left (d) a bumper is pressed
  35. 35.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  38. 38.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the program picks a path (d) a buzzer beeps

Answer key

  1. a gyro feels a turn
  2. sense
  3. a sensor checks distance
  4. the arm lifts a box
  5. False
  6. a camera spots a wall
  7. think
  8. the robot turns left
  9. False
  10. the motors
  11. the controller
  12. act
  13. it drives on
  14. the gripper closes
  15. the controller reads it
  16. False
  17. True
  18. a bumper is pressed
  19. a sensor reads light
  20. sense
  21. the motors turn it
  22. True
  23. sense → think → act
  24. it decides to stop
  25. False
  26. it decides to turn
  27. act
  28. a sensor reads light
  29. a loop
  30. sense
  31. True
  32. it decides to turn
  33. the gripper closes
  34. a bumper is pressed
  35. False
  36. sense
  37. the arm lifts a box
  38. False
  39. False
  40. a sensor checks distance

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