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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 697 · 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 frame (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the wheels
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a gyro feels a turn
  3. 3.🔢 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 decides to turn
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it counts the boxes (c) it compares two numbers (d) it plans the next move
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the robot turns left (d) the wheels spin
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  8. 8.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  10. 10.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a battery
  11. 11.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor reads light (d) the wheels spin
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the gripper closes (c) a camera spots a wall (d) an LED lights up
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to stop (c) it counts the boxes (d) the program picks a path
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) the robot turns left (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to stop
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) the robot turns left
  22. 22.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a sensor reads light (c) it decides to stop (d) a buzzer beeps
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it compares two numbers (d) the robot turns left
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the gripper closes (d) it counts the boxes
  30. 30.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the gripper closes (d) a buzzer beeps
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to turn
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to turn (d) it compares two numbers
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  40. 40.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it counts the boxes (c) it decides to stop (d) a buzzer beeps

Answer key

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

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