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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 392 · 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: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the robot turns left
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) the wheels spin
  6. 6.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  8. 8.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  11. 11.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor checks distance
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) an LED lights up (c) the program picks a path (d) the gripper closes
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  16. 16.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to stop (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it counts the boxes
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  19. 19.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  21. 21.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  25. 25.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  27. 27.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  32. 32.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  35. 35.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  38. 38.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) an LED lights up (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall

Answer key

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

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