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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 360 · 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) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to stop (d) the gripper closes
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  3. 3.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the motors
  4. 4.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the robot turns left
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  11. 11.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔢 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
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the robot turns left (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) an LED lights up
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  19. 19.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) it compares two numbers (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to stop (d) an LED lights up
  27. 27.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the camera
  28. 28.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it plans the next move
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to stop (c) the robot turns left (d) a buzzer beeps
  33. 33.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a crash (d) a loop
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  35. 35.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the frame
  36. 36.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) the wheels spin
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) the wheels spin (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor reads light
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) it plans the next move (c) the gripper closes (d) a buzzer beeps

Answer key

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

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