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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 437 · 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 the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it plans the next move (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a buzzer beeps
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to turn (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  7. 7.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the frame
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the wheels spin
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor checks distance
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  13. 13.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a gear
  14. 14.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to turn
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the robot turns left (d) it compares two numbers
  18. 18.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the camera
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) it counts the boxes
  20. 20.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔢 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
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) an LED lights up
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  25. 25.🔢 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
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  28. 28.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the program picks a path
  31. 31.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  32. 32.🔢 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
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it plans the next move (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a buzzer beeps
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor reads light (d) a buzzer beeps
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the gripper closes (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop

Answer key

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

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