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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 662 · 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.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the robot turns left
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it counts the boxes
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to stop (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a gyro feels a turn
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to turn (d) the robot turns left
  10. 10.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  11. 11.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the battery (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor reads light (d) the arm lifts a box
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  17. 17.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the motors
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  20. 20.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to turn
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the wheels spin
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the robot turns left (c) the program picks a path (d) it plans the next move
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it counts the boxes (d) the arm lifts a box
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  31. 31.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the program picks a path (d) the wheels spin
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it plans the next move (d) the program picks a path
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a sensor reads light
  38. 38.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the gripper closes

Answer key

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

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