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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 389 · 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 parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to turn (c) the robot turns left (d) a gyro feels a turn
  4. 4.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  7. 7.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  8. 8.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it compares two numbers (d) a camera spots a wall
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the wheels spin
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the wheels spin (d) it counts the boxes
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor reads light
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) a camera spots a wall
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it counts the boxes (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  21. 21.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the robot turns left (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  24. 24.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) the program picks a path
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor reads light
  28. 28.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a bumper is pressed
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to stop (d) a mic hears a clap
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to stop
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  34. 34.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  37. 37.🔢 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
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  39. 39.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a loop (d) a crash
  40. 40.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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