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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 618 · 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 FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a gyro feels a turn
  4. 4.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  6. 6.🔢 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 motors turn it (d) it drives on
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) it compares two numbers (d) the robot turns left
  8. 8.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the controller
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to turn (d) a gyro feels a turn
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to turn (c) it compares two numbers (d) a camera spots a wall
  13. 13.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to stop (d) it counts the boxes
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) the arm lifts a box
  17. 17.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the gripper closes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to stop
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  27. 27.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the wheels spin
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  32. 32.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  34. 34.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) think → act → sense (d) act → think → sense
  35. 35.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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