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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 557 · 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 comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  2. 2.🔢 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
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it compares two numbers (d) a camera spots a wall
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the wheels spin (d) it counts the boxes
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a bumper is pressed
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor reads light (d) the robot turns left
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the robot turns left
  11. 11.🔢 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
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to turn (d) it plans the next move
  13. 13.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a crash
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) it counts the boxes (d) an LED lights up
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  20. 20.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) the wheels spin
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it plans the next move
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) a mic hears a clap (d) an LED lights up
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) the arm lifts a box
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  29. 29.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a buzzer beeps
  32. 32.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) the program picks a path (d) the gripper closes
  35. 35.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔢 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) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  38. 38.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) the program picks a path
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it plans the next move

Answer key

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

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