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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 533 · 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, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  2. 2.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to stop (d) the robot turns left
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the motors
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the camera
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  13. 13.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a gear
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  16. 16.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the frame
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it compares two numbers
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the gripper closes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the wheels spin
  21. 21.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it counts the boxes (d) a camera spots a wall
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to turn
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a gyro feels a turn
  25. 25.🔢 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
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it plans the next move
  27. 27.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) it decides to stop (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a buzzer beeps
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it counts the boxes (d) the arm lifts a box
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a gyro feels a turn
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  35. 35.🔢 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
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to turn (d) an LED lights up
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) a buzzer beeps
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to stop
  40. 40.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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