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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 367 · 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, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  2. 2.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to turn (d) the wheels spin
  8. 8.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔢 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
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  11. 11.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  13. 13.🔢 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
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  15. 15.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the sensors
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a gyro feels a turn
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to stop (d) a gyro feels a turn
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the gripper closes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the arm lifts a box
  21. 21.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a loop
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  25. 25.🔢 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
  26. 26.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it plans the next move (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it compares two numbers
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor checks distance
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  30. 30.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the program picks a path
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) it plans the next move (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the wheels spin (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the wheels spin
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) a buzzer beeps
  40. 40.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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