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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 614 · 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 of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a bumper is pressed
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) an LED lights up (d) it compares two numbers
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the program picks a path (d) the wheels spin
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) it counts the boxes
  6. 6.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the wheels spin (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  8. 8.🔢 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
  9. 9.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it compares two numbers (d) a camera spots a wall
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  13. 13.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the sensors
  14. 14.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a battery
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  18. 18.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the robot turns left
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  25. 25.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the frame
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) a buzzer beeps
  30. 30.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor checks distance (d) an LED lights up
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the wheels spin
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) it counts the boxes (c) the gripper closes (d) the arm lifts a box
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  36. 36.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the wheels spin (d) the robot turns left
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) it decides to turn (d) the robot turns left

Answer key

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

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