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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 562 · 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, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to stop
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  8. 8.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (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.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the motors
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  12. 12.🔢 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
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to stop
  15. 15.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) the program picks a path
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  19. 19.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a gear
  20. 20.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the arm lifts a box
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  25. 25.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) act → think → sense
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) a mic hears a clap
  29. 29.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a buzzer beeps
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the wheels spin (d) it plans the next move
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to stop (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  37. 37.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) the program picks a path
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the gripper closes

Answer key

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

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