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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 670 · 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 sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a buzzer beeps
  2. 2.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) sense → think → act (b) act → think → sense (c) think → act → sense (d) act → sense → think
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the battery
  6. 6.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) it compares two numbers (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the wheels spin
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a sensor reads light
  11. 11.🔢 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 controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to stop
  16. 16.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  18. 18.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) it decides to turn
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to stop
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  21. 21.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the robot turns left (c) the program picks a path (d) the wheels spin
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) an LED lights up (d) a buzzer beeps
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor reads light (b) an LED lights up (c) the robot turns left (d) the arm lifts a box
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it plans the next move
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  28. 28.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  30. 30.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a battery (c) a gear (d) a loop
  31. 31.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) a camera spots a wall (d) the gripper closes
  36. 36.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the program
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it compares two numbers (c) the wheels spin (d) a mic hears a clap
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it counts the boxes (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a camera spots a wall
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn

Answer key

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

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