← Sense, think, act lesson New set →

Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 706 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

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

Free robotics lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/robotics-for-kids