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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 654 · 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 sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the wheels spin (d) a buzzer beeps
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to turn
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor reads light
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  6. 6.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a gear
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  9. 9.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the controller
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the wheels spin (c) it plans the next move (d) the arm lifts a box
  11. 11.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to stop
  14. 14.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  15. 15.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the motors
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the wheels spin
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) it decides to turn
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the robot turns left (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it compares two numbers
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  23. 23.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it counts the boxes
  27. 27.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  29. 29.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor checks distance
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  36. 36.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  40. 40.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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