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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 658 · 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 part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the bumper (c) the frame (d) the controller
  2. 2.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the motors
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to stop (d) the gripper closes
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor reads light
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to stop (d) it counts the boxes
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the wheels spin (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a gyro feels a turn
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) the arm lifts a box
  8. 8.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  13. 13.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the battery
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the motors turn it
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the gripper closes (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) it counts the boxes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a bumper is pressed
  20. 20.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) the gripper closes
  24. 24.🔢 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
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  26. 26.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it counts the boxes (d) the robot turns left
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it plans the next move (d) the arm lifts a box
  32. 32.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  34. 34.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the robot turns left (c) a sensor reads light (d) a mic hears a clap
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it plans the next move (d) it compares two numbers
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to stop (d) a buzzer beeps
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on

Answer key

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

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