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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 591 · 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 the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the robot turns left (c) it plans the next move (d) the program picks a path
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to stop
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) an LED lights up (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the robot turns left (c) it decides to turn (d) the wheels spin
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  12. 12.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  15. 15.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a crash (c) a loop (d) a battery
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) it counts the boxes (c) an LED lights up (d) the robot turns left
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to stop
  21. 21.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → sense → think (c) act → think → sense (d) think → act → sense
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  24. 24.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it compares two numbers (c) a bumper is pressed (d) an LED lights up
  26. 26.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the motors
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) the robot turns left (d) it counts the boxes
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  30. 30.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  33. 33.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  35. 35.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to turn (d) it counts the boxes
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the robot turns left
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the robot turns left (c) an LED lights up (d) it compares two numbers

Answer key

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

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