← Sense, think, act lesson New set →

Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 463 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

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

Free robotics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/robotics-for-kids