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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 471 · 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 a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  3. 3.🔢 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
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  5. 5.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  8. 8.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it decides to stop (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) a bumper is pressed
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  14. 14.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to turn (d) it counts the boxes
  19. 19.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to stop
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a mic hears a clap (c) an LED lights up (d) it plans the next move
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to stop
  25. 25.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it counts the boxes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it compares two numbers
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  33. 33.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  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.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a battery
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  37. 37.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall

Answer key

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

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