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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 532 · 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 part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  4. 4.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  8. 8.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔢 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
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the motors
  11. 11.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a gear
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to turn
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  15. 15.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) an LED lights up
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the camera
  18. 18.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor reads light (d) the robot turns left
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor reads light (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a mic hears a clap
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) it compares two numbers
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it counts the boxes
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the robot turns left
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the robot turns left (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  28. 28.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  32. 32.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the wheels spin (c) an LED lights up (d) the arm lifts a box
  35. 35.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  39. 39.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) a mic hears a clap

Answer key

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

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