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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 469 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it plans the next move (c) the wheels spin (d) the robot turns left
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  3. 3.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  4. 4.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the frame
  6. 6.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  9. 9.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a crash
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) the program picks a path (d) the wheels spin
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  12. 12.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to turn
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to stop (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  21. 21.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) an LED lights up (c) the gripper closes (d) it compares two numbers
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to stop
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) a mic hears a clap
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) it plans the next move (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor checks distance
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor reads light (c) an LED lights up (d) the wheels spin
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to stop (d) the arm lifts a box
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  34. 34.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  36. 36.🔢 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
  37. 37.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) a sensor checks distance

Answer key

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

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