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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 535 · 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 plans the next move (b) it compares two numbers (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to stop
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to turn
  4. 4.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) the arm lifts a box
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) the gripper closes
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  13. 13.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  19. 19.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  21. 21.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  24. 24.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) a camera spots a wall
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the wheels spin (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a gyro feels a turn
  27. 27.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the frame
  29. 29.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a loop
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the gripper closes (d) the program picks a path
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the robot turns left (d) the arm lifts a box
  34. 34.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the motors
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the robot turns left (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the wheels spin
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  38. 38.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. the wheels spin
  2. a gyro feels a turn
  3. a sensor checks distance
  4. False
  5. True
  6. the arm lifts a box
  7. think
  8. a sensor reads light
  9. it decides to turn
  10. the robot turns left
  11. sense
  12. sense
  13. True
  14. False
  15. sense → think → act
  16. act
  17. the sensors
  18. sense
  19. False
  20. a bumper is pressed
  21. False
  22. sense
  23. it drives on
  24. True
  25. the arm lifts a box
  26. the wheels spin
  27. False
  28. the controller
  29. a loop
  30. act
  31. think
  32. the program picks a path
  33. a gyro feels a turn
  34. the motors
  35. it compares two numbers
  36. the bumper is pressed
  37. act
  38. True
  39. False
  40. False

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