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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 569 · 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.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a buzzer beeps
  3. 3.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes
  6. 6.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  9. 9.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a battery
  10. 10.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  12. 12.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it compares two numbers (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a gyro feels a turn
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  15. 15.🔢 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
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  17. 17.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the battery
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it counts the boxes (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to stop (d) a camera spots a wall
  25. 25.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  28. 28.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  31. 31.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔢 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
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) it decides to stop (d) the wheels spin
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) a camera spots a wall
  38. 38.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act

Answer key

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

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