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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 408 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to turn
  2. 2.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  3. 3.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the robot turns left (c) it counts the boxes (d) the gripper closes
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) the gripper closes (d) it counts the boxes
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  8. 8.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  14. 14.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  18. 18.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the controller
  19. 19.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to stop
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  22. 22.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  24. 24.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  25. 25.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) it compares two numbers
  27. 27.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it plans the next move
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor reads light
  30. 30.🔢 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) it decides to turn
  31. 31.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to turn (d) it plans the next move
  34. 34.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the sensors
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the wheels spin (c) it compares two numbers (d) it plans the next move
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) the robot turns left (d) a bumper is pressed
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  39. 39.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a crash (c) a loop (d) a battery

Answer key

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

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