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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 366 · 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) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) it counts the boxes
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  5. 5.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  8. 8.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a crash (c) a loop (d) a gear
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  10. 10.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to turn
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  18. 18.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  21. 21.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) it decides to turn (d) an LED lights up
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) the arm lifts a box
  25. 25.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  27. 27.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the camera
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  30. 30.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  31. 31.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a buzzer beeps (c) an LED lights up (d) it plans the next move
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to stop
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a bumper is pressed
  37. 37.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to turn (d) it counts the boxes

Answer key

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

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