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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 385 · 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 sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to stop (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  3. 3.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to stop (d) the gripper closes
  5. 5.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  8. 8.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it plans the next move (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a gyro feels a turn
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) it plans the next move
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it plans the next move (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a bumper is pressed
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a gyro feels a turn
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to stop (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor checks distance
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the gripper closes (d) a mic hears a clap
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) the program picks a path
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to stop
  29. 29.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the robot turns left (d) the wheels spin
  33. 33.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) it decides to turn
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) an LED lights up (c) it counts the boxes (d) it compares two numbers
  39. 39.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a crash
  40. 40.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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