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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 397 · 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.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  5. 5.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) an LED lights up (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  7. 7.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) a buzzer beeps
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  12. 12.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the bumper (c) the wheels (d) the frame
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  16. 16.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the wheels spin
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  19. 19.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a battery
  21. 21.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to stop (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  24. 24.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the frame
  25. 25.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the motors
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) the wheels spin
  29. 29.🔢 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
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) an LED lights up
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it plans the next move
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor reads light
  33. 33.🔢 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
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it plans the next move
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor checks distance
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the robot turns left (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think

Answer key

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

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