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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 539 · 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 is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  5. 5.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor reads light
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor checks distance
  9. 9.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  12. 12.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  15. 15.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) an LED lights up (d) it plans the next move
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  21. 21.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to stop (d) a mic hears a clap
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop
  27. 27.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the battery
  28. 28.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to turn (d) an LED lights up
  30. 30.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a loop
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor reads light
  32. 32.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the controller (d) the frame
  33. 33.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) it compares two numbers
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to stop
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  40. 40.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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