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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 570 · 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: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  5. 5.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the arm lifts a box (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance
  7. 7.🔢 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
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it counts the boxes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  11. 11.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  14. 14.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) the arm lifts a box
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the robot turns left (d) it compares two numbers
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  19. 19.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  20. 20.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) an LED lights up
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to turn (d) it decides to stop
  24. 24.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  26. 26.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the program picks a path
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  30. 30.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the battery
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the program picks a path (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to stop
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  33. 33.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  35. 35.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it counts the boxes (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  37. 37.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  39. 39.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the sensors
  40. 40.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. the bumper is pressed
  2. act
  3. the program picks a path
  4. sense
  5. False
  6. a sensor checks distance
  7. the controller reads it
  8. a bumper is pressed
  9. the motors turn it
  10. it counts the boxes
  11. True
  12. think
  13. the bumper is pressed
  14. the controller
  15. it drives on
  16. the arm lifts a box
  17. it compares two numbers
  18. the program picks a path
  19. sense → think → act
  20. False
  21. a gyro feels a turn
  22. the bumper is pressed
  23. the wheels spin
  24. True
  25. sense
  26. True
  27. True
  28. the arm lifts a box
  29. sense
  30. the sensors
  31. a gyro feels a turn
  32. act
  33. True
  34. the gripper closes
  35. False
  36. it counts the boxes
  37. True
  38. think
  39. the motors
  40. False

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