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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 572 · 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 bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  4. 4.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) act → think → sense
  5. 5.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the controller (d) the bumper
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor checks distance
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  10. 10.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the program
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn
  14. 14.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a crash (c) a loop (d) a gear
  15. 15.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a gyro feels a turn
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  22. 22.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor checks distance
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it plans the next move (c) the robot turns left (d) the arm lifts a box
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) the program picks a path (c) a camera spots a wall (d) an LED lights up
  28. 28.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  31. 31.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the program picks a path (c) it compares two numbers (d) the gripper closes
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the robot turns left
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  36. 36.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the frame
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the wheels spin (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light
  39. 39.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a bumper is pressed

Answer key

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

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