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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 477 · 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) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it plans the next move
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  4. 4.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  6. 6.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  7. 7.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  10. 10.🔢 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
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  12. 12.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) an LED lights up (c) the wheels spin (d) a buzzer beeps
  14. 14.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) think → act → sense (d) act → think → sense
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to stop (d) an LED lights up
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the arm lifts a box
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a sensor reads light (d) it counts the boxes
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it counts the boxes
  22. 22.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) it counts the boxes
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the wheels spin
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a camera spots a wall
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the program picks a path (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the arm lifts a box
  35. 35.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) it decides to stop (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it plans the next move
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense

Answer key

  1. it decides to turn
  2. a bumper is pressed
  3. it drives on
  4. the sensors
  5. act
  6. the controller
  7. the motors
  8. act
  9. the controller reads it
  10. the controller reads it
  11. a bumper is pressed
  12. True
  13. it compares two numbers
  14. sense → think → act
  15. a gyro feels a turn
  16. a camera spots a wall
  17. a sensor checks distance
  18. a sensor checks distance
  19. sense
  20. the arm lifts a box
  21. it counts the boxes
  22. True
  23. the bumper is pressed
  24. think
  25. act
  26. a gyro feels a turn
  27. the wheels spin
  28. act
  29. the program picks a path
  30. an LED lights up
  31. the bumper is pressed
  32. think
  33. the wheels spin
  34. the program picks a path
  35. False
  36. it compares two numbers
  37. the bumper is pressed
  38. a mic hears a clap
  39. think
  40. act

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