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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 387 · 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 robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) the arm lifts a box
  4. 4.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  6. 6.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) it decides to stop (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor checks distance
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) it counts the boxes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the robot turns left
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to stop (d) the robot turns left
  12. 12.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to turn (c) an LED lights up (d) the wheels spin
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it counts the boxes (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to turn
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  16. 16.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔢 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
  18. 18.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to stop
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor reads light (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a buzzer beeps
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) a bumper is pressed
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the program picks a path
  29. 29.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop
  35. 35.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor checks distance
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  40. 40.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the motors (d) the frame

Answer key

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

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