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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 661 · 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 thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the program picks a path (d) a buzzer beeps
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  3. 3.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the frame (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  4. 4.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor checks distance
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the arm lifts a box
  13. 13.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → think → sense
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a bumper is pressed
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the gripper closes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the wheels spin
  16. 16.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the sensors (c) the camera (d) the motors
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the frame
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor reads light
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  25. 25.🔢 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 decides to turn (d) it drives on
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  27. 27.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) a mic hears a clap
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a sensor reads light (d) the gripper closes
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) a buzzer beeps
  33. 33.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the robot turns left (d) the wheels spin
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) an LED lights up
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  37. 37.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  39. 39.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense

Answer key

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

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