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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 386 · 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) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  2. 2.🔍 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
  3. 3.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the program picks a path (d) the gripper closes
  5. 5.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the motors
  7. 7.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the controller
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  10. 10.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a loop
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  14. 14.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the camera
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor reads light (d) the arm lifts a box
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to stop (d) it counts the boxes
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) it compares two numbers (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the gripper closes
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) an LED lights up (d) it plans the next move
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the program picks a path (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor checks distance
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it counts the boxes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor reads light
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor checks distance
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) the wheels spin
  30. 30.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor reads light
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) the robot turns left (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  39. 39.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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