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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 67 · 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 controller (b) the frame (c) the wheels (d) the bumper
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it compares two numbers (d) the wheels spin
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) it compares two numbers
  4. 4.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  6. 6.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) it compares two numbers (c) an LED lights up (d) a mic hears a clap
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor checks distance
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the program picks a path (d) a gyro feels a turn
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) an LED lights up (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a camera spots a wall (c) an LED lights up (d) a gyro feels a turn
  17. 17.🔢 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
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor reads light (d) a camera spots a wall
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the gripper closes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to turn
  21. 21.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) act → sense → think
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor reads light (d) it plans the next move
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the gripper closes
  25. 25.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔢 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
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor reads light (d) a buzzer beeps
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) the gripper closes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the wheels spin
  32. 32.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor reads light (c) the robot turns left (d) a buzzer beeps
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the program picks a path
  37. 37.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the camera (d) the motors
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to stop
  39. 39.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) the wheels spin (c) an LED lights up (d) a bumper is pressed

Answer key

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

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