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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 454 · 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) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it counts the boxes
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the program picks a path (d) it counts the boxes
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the program picks a path (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  4. 4.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the motors (d) the frame
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it plans the next move (d) a bumper is pressed
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  9. 9.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the robot turns left
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) the arm lifts a box
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor checks distance
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to stop (d) it decides to turn
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the robot turns left (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  25. 25.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  29. 29.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a gear
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to turn (d) it decides to stop
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the robot turns left (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it plans the next move
  33. 33.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  35. 35.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to turn
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  38. 38.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path

Answer key

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

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