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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 410 · 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 of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall
  5. 5.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the wheels (d) the frame
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  10. 10.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  13. 13.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the motors
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  15. 15.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to stop (d) a mic hears a clap
  23. 23.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a bumper is pressed
  25. 25.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) think → act → sense
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor reads light (d) an LED lights up
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the wheels spin (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) the gripper closes
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  36. 36.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, 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 decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think

Answer key

  1. a gyro feels a turn
  2. the motors turn it
  3. the bumper is pressed
  4. it counts the boxes
  5. the controller
  6. the bumper is pressed
  7. it compares two numbers
  8. sense
  9. think
  10. True
  11. a sensor checks distance
  12. sense
  13. the motors
  14. a bumper is pressed
  15. False
  16. False
  17. the controller reads it
  18. sense
  19. it drives on
  20. think
  21. act
  22. a mic hears a clap
  23. True
  24. a bumper is pressed
  25. False
  26. False
  27. sense → think → act
  28. think
  29. it plans the next move
  30. think
  31. a sensor reads light
  32. it decides to turn
  33. the wheels spin
  34. the gripper closes
  35. act
  36. False
  37. True
  38. True
  39. a sensor checks distance
  40. sense

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