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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 596 · 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 gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it compares two numbers
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to stop (d) it plans the next move
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it plans the next move (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the arm lifts a box
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  10. 10.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the gripper closes (c) the robot turns left (d) an LED lights up
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  14. 14.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the motors
  15. 15.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) an LED lights up (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to turn
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) the robot turns left (d) the program picks a path
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it counts the boxes (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  26. 26.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the frame
  27. 27.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a battery
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a buzzer beeps
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) it decides to turn
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  31. 31.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  33. 33.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  35. 35.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  37. 37.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  39. 39.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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