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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 388 · 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.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  2. 2.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it plans the next move (d) the arm lifts a box
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  6. 6.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor checks distance
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it counts the boxes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  12. 12.🔢 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
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor reads light (d) the gripper closes
  15. 15.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to turn (d) the robot turns left
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a buzzer beeps
  19. 19.🔢 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
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the gripper closes
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  25. 25.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) an LED lights up (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  27. 27.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) the program picks a path
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) an LED lights up (c) it compares two numbers (d) the robot turns left
  30. 30.🔢 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
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  33. 33.🔢 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 decides to turn (d) it drives on
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  36. 36.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) act → think → sense (d) sense → think → act
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  40. 40.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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