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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 525 · 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 buzzer beeps (b) it counts the boxes (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  2. 2.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the motors (d) the frame
  3. 3.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the program picks a path
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor reads light (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it plans the next move
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor reads light (d) a buzzer beeps
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the program
  13. 13.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to turn
  15. 15.🔢 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
  16. 16.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a gyro feels a turn
  23. 23.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) the program picks a path
  25. 25.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  27. 27.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) it plans the next move
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  31. 31.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to stop (d) the gripper closes
  34. 34.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  40. 40.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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