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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 602 · 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 mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed
  2. 2.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor reads light (d) the arm lifts a box
  7. 7.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  9. 9.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  13. 13.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the program
  14. 14.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a battery (c) a crash (d) a loop
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it counts the boxes (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  18. 18.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it compares two numbers
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a bumper is pressed (d) an LED lights up
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  23. 23.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the program picks a path (c) an LED lights up (d) the robot turns left
  25. 25.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the motors
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to turn
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) the robot turns left (d) a camera spots a wall
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the gripper closes (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) an LED lights up
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it counts the boxes
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) a buzzer beeps
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) a gyro feels a turn
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  40. 40.🔢 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

Answer key

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

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