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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 527 · 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) it decides to turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to stop
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  4. 4.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) it plans the next move (d) the wheels spin
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  9. 9.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  13. 13.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) the wheels spin
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor checks distance
  18. 18.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  19. 19.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to turn (c) an LED lights up (d) the arm lifts a box
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a sensor reads light
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it counts the boxes
  26. 26.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it plans the next move (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a camera spots a wall
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) the gripper closes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  29. 29.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  33. 33.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it counts the boxes
  38. 38.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  39. 39.🔢 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
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense

Answer key

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

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