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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 702 · 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.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  2. 2.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the motors
  3. 3.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  6. 6.🔢 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) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  7. 7.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  9. 9.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the program picks a path
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor checks distance
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  15. 15.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
  16. 16.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the wheels spin (d) a camera spots a wall
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the program picks a path (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a camera spots a wall
  20. 20.🔢 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
  21. 21.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the sensors (c) the motors (d) the program
  22. 22.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) an LED lights up (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it plans the next move”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  26. 26.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a loop
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  29. 29.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) the motors turn it
  30. 30.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a buzzer beeps (d) a bumper is pressed
  32. 32.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) it compares two numbers (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it plans the next move
  36. 36.🔢 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
  37. 37.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) the controller reads it
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it

Answer key

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

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