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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 370 · 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 thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it plans the next move
  2. 2.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) it counts the boxes
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) the arm lifts a box
  5. 5.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a loop
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a sensor reads light (d) it counts the boxes
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the program picks a path (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  9. 9.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it compares two numbers (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor checks distance
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) a bumper is pressed
  14. 14.🔢 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) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  15. 15.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) it plans the next move
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to stop (c) the gripper closes (d) the wheels spin
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  24. 24.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  27. 27.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔢 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) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  29. 29.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔢 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
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a mic hears a clap
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) it compares two numbers
  35. 35.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it counts the boxes (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the gripper closes (c) it plans the next move (d) it compares two numbers

Answer key

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

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