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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 649 · 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 “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  2. 2.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  5. 5.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it plans the next move
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it counts the boxes (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it counts the boxes
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  12. 12.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  16. 16.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor reads light (d) it plans the next move
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a buzzer beeps (c) an LED lights up (d) the arm lifts a box
  20. 20.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it decides to turn
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  23. 23.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the camera
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the wheels spin (d) a gyro feels a turn
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the wheels spin (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a mic hears a clap
  27. 27.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) think → act → sense (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  31. 31.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  33. 33.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the arm lifts a box
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to turn (d) it decides to stop
  37. 37.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor reads light

Answer key

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

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