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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 462 · 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, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  3. 3.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to stop
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the camera
  13. 13.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the battery
  14. 14.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor reads light (d) the robot turns left
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the program picks a path (c) the robot turns left (d) a camera spots a wall
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the program picks a path (d) a bumper is pressed
  20. 20.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the program picks a path (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to stop
  22. 22.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the frame (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  24. 24.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to turn
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the robot turns left (c) it compares two numbers (d) a mic hears a clap
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) a bumper is pressed
  30. 30.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) an LED lights up (d) the robot turns left
  32. 32.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) the robot turns left (d) a bumper is pressed
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a camera spots a wall
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to turn (d) it compares two numbers
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense

Answer key

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

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