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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 377 · 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.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → sense → think (d) think → act → sense
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  4. 4.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the program picks a path (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a buzzer beeps
  10. 10.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) an LED lights up
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it compares two numbers (d) the robot turns left
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a camera spots a wall
  15. 15.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  17. 17.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the frame
  18. 18.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the gripper closes (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor checks distance
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the robot turns left (d) a camera spots a wall
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  23. 23.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  25. 25.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the program
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  27. 27.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to turn (c) it plans the next move (d) the program picks a path
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  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 decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔢 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
  36. 36.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the wheels spin
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  39. 39.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn

Answer key

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

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