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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 459 · 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.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the robot turns left (d) a gyro feels a turn
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to stop
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) it counts the boxes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  7. 7.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it counts the boxes
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to turn
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light
  12. 12.🔢 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
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) the robot turns left (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a gyro feels a turn
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the wheels spin (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it compares two numbers
  20. 20.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the program
  23. 23.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a buzzer beeps
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to turn
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor reads light (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  31. 31.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a crash
  32. 32.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the wheels spin (d) an LED lights up
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  38. 38.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the battery
  39. 39.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a gyro feels a turn

Answer key

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

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