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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 595 · 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 is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  2. 2.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  4. 4.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  7. 7.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the robot turns left
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the wheels spin (c) it counts the boxes (d) it plans the next move
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the wheels spin
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it compares two numbers (c) an LED lights up (d) it plans the next move
  14. 14.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a gear (d) a battery
  15. 15.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  17. 17.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it plans the next move (c) it decides to turn (d) the gripper closes
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  24. 24.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the gripper closes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) an LED lights up
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  30. 30.🔍 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 program picks a path
  31. 31.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to turn (c) it plans the next move (d) the arm lifts a box
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the wheels spin (c) the robot turns left (d) a buzzer beeps
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the wheels spin (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the program picks a path (d) the robot turns left
  35. 35.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  37. 37.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to stop
  39. 39.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) an LED lights up (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor checks distance

Answer key

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

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