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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 551 · 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 thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  2. 2.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the program picks a path
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to stop
  8. 8.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔢 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
  10. 10.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  11. 11.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) a bumper is pressed
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  15. 15.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a gear (d) a battery
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor reads light (d) it decides to stop
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor reads light (d) the robot turns left
  19. 19.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) the program picks a path
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  24. 24.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the frame
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) the arm lifts a box
  28. 28.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  30. 30.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the camera
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the gripper closes (c) the robot turns left (d) a buzzer beeps
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) an LED lights up (d) it counts the boxes
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to turn (d) it plans the next move
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to stop
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor checks distance
  37. 37.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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