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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 368 · 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 decides to turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor reads light
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  3. 3.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the program picks a path (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  7. 7.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a camera spots a wall
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) it compares two numbers
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  11. 11.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a gear
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) it counts the boxes (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  17. 17.🔢 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
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor checks distance
  19. 19.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the wheels spin (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  23. 23.🔢 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
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  26. 26.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it counts the boxes
  29. 29.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) it plans the next move (d) the wheels spin
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) the gripper closes
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  33. 33.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the robot turns left (c) the program picks a path (d) a gyro feels a turn
  36. 36.🔢 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
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it counts the boxes (c) the robot turns left (d) a mic hears a clap
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it counts the boxes (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor reads light
  39. 39.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the battery
  40. 40.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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