← Sense, think, act lesson New set →

Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 573 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

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

Free robotics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/robotics-for-kids