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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 354 · 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) the arm lifts a box (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor checks distance
  2. 2.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔢 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) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the program picks a path (d) the wheels spin
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to stop
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  10. 10.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to stop (d) a mic hears a clap
  13. 13.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it compares two numbers
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  17. 17.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) a mic hears a clap
  20. 20.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) an LED lights up
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to turn (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor reads light
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) an LED lights up
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) an LED lights up
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  29. 29.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a crash
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  31. 31.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  35. 35.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  38. 38.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  40. 40.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the battery

Answer key

  1. the arm lifts a box
  2. True
  3. False
  4. it decides to turn
  5. the wheels spin
  6. a sensor reads light
  7. a mic hears a clap
  8. it decides to stop
  9. a bumper is pressed
  10. the controller
  11. think
  12. it decides to stop
  13. False
  14. it compares two numbers
  15. act
  16. act
  17. True
  18. the bumper is pressed
  19. the wheels spin
  20. the motors
  21. a camera spots a wall
  22. the robot turns left
  23. a camera spots a wall
  24. it decides to turn
  25. act
  26. an LED lights up
  27. act
  28. the bumper is pressed
  29. a loop
  30. a buzzer beeps
  31. False
  32. the motors turn it
  33. sense
  34. it drives on
  35. True
  36. the bumper is pressed
  37. sense
  38. True
  39. act
  40. the sensors

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