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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 650 · 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 is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the gripper closes (d) the wheels spin
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a sensor reads light (c) it counts the boxes (d) a buzzer beeps
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to turn (d) the gripper closes
  6. 6.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) a mic hears a clap
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) the robot turns left
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) the gripper closes (d) the wheels spin
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it compares two numbers (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to stop
  15. 15.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the program (d) the camera
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  18. 18.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) it counts the boxes
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) the robot turns left (d) it counts the boxes
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor reads light
  23. 23.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  28. 28.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to stop (d) the robot turns left
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the gripper closes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a camera spots a wall
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  37. 37.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) act → sense → think (c) think → act → sense (d) sense → think → act
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it drives on”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it compares two numbers
  40. 40.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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