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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 555 · 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 LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  2. 2.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a gear (d) a battery
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor reads light (c) it plans the next move (d) a bumper is pressed
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) it plans the next move (d) an LED lights up
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to stop (d) an LED lights up
  7. 7.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the arm lifts a box
  13. 13.🔢 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
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to stop (d) it decides to turn
  15. 15.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to stop
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the arm lifts a box
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) the wheels spin (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to stop
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) it compares two numbers (c) an LED lights up (d) a camera spots a wall
  25. 25.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it counts the boxes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to turn
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor reads light (d) a bumper is pressed
  29. 29.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the robot turns left (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it counts the boxes
  31. 31.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the motors
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the program picks a path (d) a gyro feels a turn
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to turn (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) the arm lifts a box
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  37. 37.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the motors
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it compares two numbers
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the arm lifts a box
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the wheels spin (c) an LED lights up (d) a camera spots a wall

Answer key

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

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