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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 407 · 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 part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the program picks a path (d) it plans the next move
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  5. 5.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) it counts the boxes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor checks distance
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor checks distance
  8. 8.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  10. 10.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a crash (c) a loop (d) a gear
  11. 11.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  14. 14.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the program picks a path (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  17. 17.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  19. 19.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the motors
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a mic hears a clap
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  25. 25.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a gyro feels a turn
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  34. 34.🔢 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
  35. 35.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) the robot turns left
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it counts the boxes
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it counts the boxes (c) it compares two numbers (d) a gyro feels a turn
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) an LED lights up (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it counts the boxes
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it

Answer key

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

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