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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 698 · 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.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) the motors turn it (d) it drives on
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  3. 3.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it compares two numbers (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the wheels spin
  4. 4.🔢 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
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it compares two numbers (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to turn
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the program picks a path (b) the wheels spin (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a mic hears a clap
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  8. 8.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it compares two numbers (d) a buzzer beeps
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to stop
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it plans the next move (d) the arm lifts a box
  12. 12.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it plans the next move (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the robot turns left
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) it plans the next move
  15. 15.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the controller (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it decides to stop (c) the wheels spin (d) it compares two numbers
  17. 17.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the motors turn it
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the sensors
  22. 22.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the wheels spin (d) the program picks a path
  25. 25.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  27. 27.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  29. 29.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  30. 30.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a crash (d) a battery
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the robot turns left
  34. 34.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  36. 36.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the wheels spin (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it compares two numbers
  39. 39.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to stop

Answer key

  1. it drives on
  2. sense
  3. it compares two numbers
  4. the motors turn it
  5. a bumper is pressed
  6. the program picks a path
  7. think
  8. True
  9. a buzzer beeps
  10. a camera spots a wall
  11. the arm lifts a box
  12. False
  13. a gyro feels a turn
  14. a sensor reads light
  15. the controller
  16. the wheels spin
  17. True
  18. True
  19. True
  20. the bumper is pressed
  21. the motors
  22. False
  23. it compares two numbers
  24. the wheels spin
  25. False
  26. act
  27. True
  28. sense
  29. the sensors
  30. a loop
  31. think
  32. think
  33. the robot turns left
  34. True
  35. act
  36. False
  37. False
  38. a camera spots a wall
  39. True
  40. a buzzer beeps

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