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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 411 · 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) it decides to stop (b) a camera spots a wall (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  3. 3.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the sensors
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  10. 10.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the wheels spin (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light
  14. 14.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  19. 19.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the arm lifts a box (c) an LED lights up (d) a gyro feels a turn
  22. 22.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a gear (d) a battery
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  25. 25.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  27. 27.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it plans the next move
  30. 30.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it counts the boxes
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  34. 34.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) a buzzer beeps
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on

Answer key

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

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