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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 374 · 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, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  2. 2.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it plans the next move (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  6. 6.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it counts the boxes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to stop
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  9. 9.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the camera
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the robot turns left (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it counts the boxes
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the gripper closes (c) it compares two numbers (d) the program picks a path
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it plans the next move (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) a bumper is pressed
  19. 19.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the gripper closes (d) the program picks a path
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor reads light (d) the program picks a path
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a camera spots a wall
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) an LED lights up (c) it plans the next move (d) it counts the boxes
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it counts the boxes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a camera spots a wall
  35. 35.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the robot turns left
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor checks distance
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed

Answer key

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

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