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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 424 · 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 decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the robot turns left
  5. 5.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a loop
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it plans the next move
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the arm lifts a box
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) an LED lights up (c) the robot turns left (d) a bumper is pressed
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor reads light (d) a bumper is pressed
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to stop (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) an LED lights up
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to turn (d) it compares two numbers
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the gripper closes
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) it counts the boxes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  26. 26.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it counts the boxes (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to turn
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor checks distance
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it counts the boxes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor reads light
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it compares two numbers
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  34. 34.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the arm lifts a box
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  39. 39.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think

Answer key

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

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