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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 448 · 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.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor checks distance
  3. 3.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the program
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) an LED lights up (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to stop (d) an LED lights up
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor reads light (c) the gripper closes (d) a mic hears a clap
  10. 10.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) an LED lights up (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it compares two numbers
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) a mic hears a clap
  15. 15.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the motors
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  21. 21.🔢 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
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  23. 23.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the frame
  24. 24.🔢 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
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it plans the next move
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it plans the next move
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it counts the boxes
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) a bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) an LED lights up
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor reads light (d) a mic hears a clap

Answer key

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

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