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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 669 · 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.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  2. 2.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔢 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
  4. 4.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the sensors
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on (c) it decides to turn (d) the bumper is pressed
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the program picks a path (c) it counts the boxes (d) it compares two numbers
  7. 7.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  9. 9.🔢 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
  10. 10.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) it compares two numbers (d) the program picks a path
  12. 12.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor checks distance
  14. 14.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to turn
  18. 18.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a gyro feels a turn
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  21. 21.🔍 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
  22. 22.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  24. 24.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  27. 27.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the controller reads it
  28. 28.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the battery (d) the sensors
  30. 30.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor reads light (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed
  32. 32.🔢 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
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the robot turns left
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the robot turns left (c) it counts the boxes (d) a bumper is pressed
  36. 36.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor reads light
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) it decides to stop (c) an LED lights up (d) a sensor checks distance

Answer key

  1. think
  2. False
  3. the bumper is pressed
  4. the motors
  5. it drives on
  6. a buzzer beeps
  7. False
  8. act
  9. it drives on
  10. True
  11. a gyro feels a turn
  12. the controller reads it
  13. a sensor checks distance
  14. True
  15. False
  16. the bumper is pressed
  17. it decides to turn
  18. False
  19. the gripper closes
  20. think
  21. it decides to stop
  22. the controller
  23. sense
  24. False
  25. think
  26. act
  27. the controller reads it
  28. False
  29. the sensors
  30. True
  31. an LED lights up
  32. the controller reads it
  33. a gyro feels a turn
  34. act
  35. a bumper is pressed
  36. True
  37. the controller reads it
  38. it counts the boxes
  39. sense
  40. it decides to stop

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