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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 335 · 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, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  3. 3.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor checks distance
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  6. 6.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a gear
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  9. 9.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  13. 13.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the motors
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to stop (d) it counts the boxes
  21. 21.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) the robot turns left
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a mic hears a clap (c) an LED lights up (d) a buzzer beeps
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the gripper closes (d) the program picks a path
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor reads light (d) a bumper is pressed
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  35. 35.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to stop (d) it counts the boxes
  37. 37.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the motors
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) it plans the next move
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) the gripper closes

Answer key

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

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