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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 523 · 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 sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to stop
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  3. 3.🔢 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
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the robot turns left (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor checks distance
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it plans the next move
  8. 8.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) the wheels spin
  10. 10.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  11. 11.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  14. 14.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a loop
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) it counts the boxes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor reads light
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  19. 19.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor reads light (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it plans the next move
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to stop (d) it decides to turn
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  23. 23.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the program picks a path (d) the arm lifts a box
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a mic hears a clap
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a buzzer beeps
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it counts the boxes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to stop
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  32. 32.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the robot turns left (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  34. 34.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the motors
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the program picks a path (c) it plans the next move (d) it compares two numbers
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to turn (d) the robot turns left
  39. 39.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think

Answer key

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

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