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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 693 · 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 thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) an LED lights up (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  2. 2.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a camera spots a wall
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  5. 5.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  6. 6.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  7. 7.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the gripper closes (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap
  8. 8.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  9. 9.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it decides to stop (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it counts the boxes
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  12. 12.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) act → think → sense (c) sense → think → act (d) think → act → sense
  15. 15.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it drives on”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on
  17. 17.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) an LED lights up (d) it decides to stop
  19. 19.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  21. 21.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  22. 22.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) the gripper closes (c) an LED lights up (d) a camera spots a wall
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the gripper closes
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the wheels spin
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  27. 27.🔢 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
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) an LED lights up (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it counts the boxes (d) a camera spots a wall
  29. 29.🔢 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
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on
  31. 31.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it decides to stop (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  34. 34.🔢 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
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) an LED lights up
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) it decides to turn (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  39. 39.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance

Answer key

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

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