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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 638 · 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 acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) an LED lights up
  2. 2.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the sensors
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to stop (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  6. 6.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the motors
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) it plans the next move (d) a sensor checks distance
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor reads light (c) it counts the boxes (d) an LED lights up
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the program picks a path (d) a camera spots a wall
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  13. 13.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to stop (d) a buzzer beeps
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to stop
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  20. 20.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the wheels spin
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the program picks a path (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) an LED lights up (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  30. 30.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the wheels spin
  32. 32.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  35. 35.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  38. 38.🔢 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
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes

Answer key

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

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