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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 457 · 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.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  3. 3.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the program picks a path (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the gripper closes
  5. 5.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the wheels (d) the frame
  6. 6.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔢 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
  8. 8.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the arm lifts a box
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) the robot turns left (d) a camera spots a wall
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the robot turns left (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  13. 13.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor reads light (c) it plans the next move (d) the gripper closes
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  19. 19.🔢 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
  20. 20.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) an LED lights up (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the robot turns left
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to stop (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor checks distance
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  28. 28.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to turn
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  33. 33.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) a buzzer beeps
  38. 38.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) think → act → sense
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) an LED lights up (d) a gyro feels a turn
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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