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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 479 · 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 of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor reads light (d) the robot turns left
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the motors
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  10. 10.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a crash
  11. 11.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the wheels spin (d) a buzzer beeps
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it compares two numbers
  17. 17.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  19. 19.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the program
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  22. 22.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) it compares two numbers (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  25. 25.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  28. 28.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) act → think → sense
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor checks distance
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it counts the boxes
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  35. 35.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor reads light (c) an LED lights up (d) the robot turns left
  39. 39.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) the robot turns left

Answer key

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

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