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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 574 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) the robot turns left (d) a mic hears a clap
  2. 2.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  6. 6.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → sense → think (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a buzzer beeps
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to turn (d) the wheels spin
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it counts the boxes
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the wheels spin
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to stop
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  18. 18.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the wheels spin
  20. 20.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  23. 23.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn (c) it plans the next move (d) the program picks a path
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it plans the next move
  29. 29.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  31. 31.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) the arm lifts a box
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to turn (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it counts the boxes (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on

Answer key

  1. a mic hears a clap
  2. False
  3. the controller reads it
  4. sense
  5. act
  6. sense → think → act
  7. a buzzer beeps
  8. a sensor reads light
  9. it decides to stop
  10. the motors
  11. the bumper is pressed
  12. the wheels spin
  13. act
  14. it counts the boxes
  15. the wheels spin
  16. a sensor reads light
  17. a camera spots a wall
  18. True
  19. a gyro feels a turn
  20. False
  21. sense
  22. sense
  23. True
  24. True
  25. True
  26. sense
  27. a bumper is pressed
  28. a camera spots a wall
  29. False
  30. the controller
  31. the motors turn it
  32. think
  33. a bumper is pressed
  34. sense
  35. the arm lifts a box
  36. a buzzer beeps
  37. it decides to turn
  38. act
  39. the arm lifts a box
  40. the motors turn it

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