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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 666 · 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.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  4. 4.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor reads light (d) an LED lights up
  8. 8.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔢 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
  10. 10.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the wheels spin (d) the arm lifts a box
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) an LED lights up (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it plans the next move
  14. 14.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it plans the next move
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to stop (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a gyro feels a turn
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  18. 18.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔢 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
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the wheels spin
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  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.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) it decides to turn (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  27. 27.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  29. 29.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) it counts the boxes (d) it plans the next move
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it decides to stop (c) it decides to turn (d) a gyro feels a turn
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it counts the boxes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a mic hears a clap
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to stop
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  36. 36.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) the gripper closes

Answer key

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

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