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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 634 · 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 comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  2. 2.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  3. 3.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  5. 5.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the program (d) the motors
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it counts the boxes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it plans the next move
  8. 8.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it plans the next move (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a gyro feels a turn
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  13. 13.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the motors
  15. 15.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a battery (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a crash
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the gripper closes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to stop
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor reads light (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it counts the boxes
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it plans the next move (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the wheels spin
  19. 19.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) the robot turns left
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  24. 24.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) a camera spots a wall
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  29. 29.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it counts the boxes
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) an LED lights up
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  34. 34.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to turn (d) the robot turns left
  36. 36.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) the robot turns left
  38. 38.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the wheels spin
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it

Answer key

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

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