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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 442 · 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 gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  2. 2.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  10. 10.🔢 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) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  11. 11.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  13. 13.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it counts the boxes
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the robot turns left (d) a mic hears a clap
  17. 17.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  19. 19.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to stop (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor checks distance
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a mic hears a clap
  23. 23.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor checks distance
  25. 25.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  27. 27.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the motors
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  32. 32.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it counts the boxes
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  35. 35.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  37. 37.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) an LED lights up (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it counts the boxes
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the gripper closes

Answer key

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

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