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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 46 · 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 part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  2. 2.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  4. 4.🔢 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
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it counts the boxes (c) the gripper closes (d) a mic hears a clap
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  10. 10.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  13. 13.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the motors
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  17. 17.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a gear
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it compares two numbers (d) it decides to turn
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) the program picks a path (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a mic hears a clap
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.🔢 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 motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) a buzzer beeps
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) it plans the next move
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it plans the next move (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  28. 28.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  31. 31.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it plans the next move (d) a buzzer beeps
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to turn
  35. 35.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the program
  36. 36.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor reads light
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) it plans the next move
  39. 39.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act

Answer key

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

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