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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 635 · 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.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  3. 3.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to stop (c) the robot turns left (d) it compares two numbers
  6. 6.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) the gripper closes
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor reads light
  12. 12.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a gear
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to turn
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) the gripper closes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the robot turns left
  15. 15.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) an LED lights up (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor checks distance
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  22. 22.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the frame
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  24. 24.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the sensors
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to stop (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) it compares two numbers
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  30. 30.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  32. 32.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to stop
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a gyro feels a turn
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a mic hears a clap
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it counts the boxes (c) an LED lights up (d) a buzzer beeps
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) a camera spots a wall (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance

Answer key

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

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