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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 500 · 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, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the wheels spin (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  3. 3.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  5. 5.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  7. 7.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a gyro feels a turn
  13. 13.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  14. 14.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  16. 16.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor checks distance
  18. 18.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a gear
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) it plans the next move (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to stop (d) a bumper is pressed
  27. 27.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the sensors
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  31. 31.🔢 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
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the program picks a path (d) the gripper closes
  33. 33.🔢 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
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor reads light
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it plans the next move
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) an LED lights up (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor reads light
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to turn (d) a gyro feels a turn
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the wheels spin
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense

Answer key

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

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