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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 711 · 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 sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) the program picks a path (d) a camera spots a wall
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  4. 4.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the wheels (d) the controller
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the gripper closes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the wheels spin
  6. 6.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  9. 9.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the camera
  10. 10.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  11. 11.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  13. 13.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  14. 14.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “it drives on”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  17. 17.🔢 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
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) an LED lights up (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  19. 19.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  20. 20.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  24. 24.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  25. 25.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the robot turns left (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it plans the next move (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it decides to stop
  28. 28.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  30. 30.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the motors turn it (b) it decides to turn
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor reads light (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the arm lifts a box
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) it decides to turn
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  34. 34.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) the gripper closes (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor checks distance
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  38. 38.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  40. 40.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a loop

Answer key

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

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