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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 508 · 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 bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  2. 2.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the frame
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  4. 4.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  8. 8.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  11. 11.🔢 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
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) the wheels spin (d) the program picks a path
  13. 13.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the program picks a path (c) an LED lights up (d) the gripper closes
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to turn
  18. 18.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔢 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
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor reads light (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a gyro feels a turn
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a sensor reads light (d) a mic hears a clap
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to turn (d) the robot turns left
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to stop
  28. 28.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the program picks a path (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the robot turns left
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) the gripper closes
  35. 35.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to stop
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to stop (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor checks distance

Answer key

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

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