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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 553 · 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) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  2. 2.True or false: when a sensor reads light, 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.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  6. 6.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  11. 11.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the wheels spin
  13. 13.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  15. 15.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a crash (c) a loop (d) a battery
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to turn (d) it counts the boxes
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the camera
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  19. 19.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  23. 23.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the robot turns left
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  28. 28.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to stop (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor reads light
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the gripper closes
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  34. 34.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it plans the next move
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  37. 37.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on

Answer key

  1. it decides to turn
  2. True
  3. it drives on
  4. False
  5. act
  6. False
  7. the sensors
  8. think
  9. sense
  10. the motors turn it
  11. True
  12. the wheels spin
  13. False
  14. act
  15. a loop
  16. a sensor checks distance
  17. the motors
  18. sense
  19. False
  20. the controller
  21. the bumper is pressed
  22. the arm lifts a box
  23. True
  24. False
  25. the motors turn it
  26. a camera spots a wall
  27. sense
  28. False
  29. False
  30. it decides to stop
  31. sense
  32. the gripper closes
  33. a mic hears a clap
  34. False
  35. the robot turns left
  36. it decides to turn
  37. True
  38. False
  39. act
  40. it drives on

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