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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 627 · 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, 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
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it decides to stop (d) the program picks a path
  5. 5.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the wheels spin (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  8. 8.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) the robot turns left (d) a camera spots a wall
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  11. 11.🔢 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
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a sensor reads light (d) the wheels spin
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  14. 14.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the program
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor checks distance
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  18. 18.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → sense → think (d) think → act → sense
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a bumper is pressed
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to stop (d) a gyro feels a turn
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to stop (d) a buzzer beeps
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) the gripper closes
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the wheels spin (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor checks distance
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  31. 31.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a loop
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) a bumper is pressed
  35. 35.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the frame
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  37. 37.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the program picks a path

Answer key

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

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