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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 653 · 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) the arm lifts a box (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) a bumper is pressed
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the wheels spin
  3. 3.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it counts the boxes
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the program picks a path (c) an LED lights up (d) a buzzer beeps
  9. 9.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to stop
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the wheels spin
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor reads light
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  16. 16.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the gripper closes
  18. 18.🔢 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
  19. 19.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the gripper closes (d) it counts the boxes
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor reads light (d) an LED lights up
  27. 27.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it decides to turn
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  30. 30.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  34. 34.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the motors
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  37. 37.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to turn
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it plans the next move (d) a buzzer beeps
  40. 40.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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