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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 714 · 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 FIRST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) it decides to turn
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to turn (d) a gyro feels a turn
  3. 3.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the program picks a path (d) it decides to stop
  5. 5.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a gear
  6. 6.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a sensor reads light (c) a mic hears a clap (d) a bumper is pressed
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a camera spots a wall
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) it counts the boxes (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it decides to stop
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the robot turns left (c) the wheels spin (d) a sensor reads light
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  12. 12.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the program picks a path
  14. 14.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  15. 15.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the program
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  18. 18.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) it decides to stop (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the gripper closes
  21. 21.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the frame (b) the bumper (c) the controller (d) the wheels
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it counts the boxes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the arm lifts a box
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to turn (d) the gripper closes
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the robot turns left (d) a gyro feels a turn
  26. 26.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  27. 27.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  29. 29.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) a bumper is pressed
  31. 31.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the battery (c) the frame (d) the sensors
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to stop (b) it plans the next move (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  34. 34.🔢 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
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) a buzzer beeps
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the program picks a path (d) it plans the next move
  37. 37.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor checks distance
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the robot turns left (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it decides to turn (d) it counts the boxes
  40. 40.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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