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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 402 · 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.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a gyro feels a turn
  3. 3.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor checks distance
  5. 5.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to stop
  9. 9.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to turn (d) it decides to stop
  12. 12.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  14. 14.🔢 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) it decides to turn
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) an LED lights up (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes
  17. 17.🔢 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) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor reads light
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) it counts the boxes
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to stop (d) the arm lifts a box
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) an LED lights up
  26. 26.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the program picks a path
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  32. 32.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  34. 34.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a battery
  36. 36.🔢 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 controller reads it (d) it drives on
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  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) a sensor checks distance (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) the gripper closes
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense

Answer key

  1. True
  2. it decides to stop
  3. sense → think → act
  4. it plans the next move
  5. True
  6. True
  7. True
  8. it decides to stop
  9. True
  10. a bumper is pressed
  11. a sensor reads light
  12. True
  13. sense
  14. the bumper is pressed
  15. the motors turn it
  16. a sensor reads light
  17. it drives on
  18. it decides to turn
  19. act
  20. the bumper is pressed
  21. a gyro feels a turn
  22. think
  23. sense
  24. a bumper is pressed
  25. an LED lights up
  26. the controller
  27. it decides to turn
  28. sense
  29. the arm lifts a box
  30. act
  31. the controller reads it
  32. True
  33. think
  34. False
  35. a loop
  36. it drives on
  37. it decides to turn
  38. False
  39. a sensor checks distance
  40. sense

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