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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 610 · 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 a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the robot turns left (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the wheels spin
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the arm lifts a box
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  5. 5.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) the robot turns left (d) it compares two numbers
  7. 7.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  9. 9.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) the robot turns left (d) a gyro feels a turn
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to stop (d) it plans the next move
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  14. 14.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  16. 16.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) an LED lights up (c) the robot turns left (d) the wheels spin
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  19. 19.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the arm lifts a box
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) an LED lights up (c) it counts the boxes (d) it compares two numbers
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  26. 26.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the wheels spin (c) it plans the next move (d) it compares two numbers
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  30. 30.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the program picks a path
  32. 32.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the battery (c) the motors (d) the frame
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the gripper closes
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) an LED lights up
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  37. 37.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it decides to turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes

Answer key

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

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