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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 719 · 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 parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the battery
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the motors turn it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  4. 4.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  8. 8.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it drives on”? (a) it drives on (b) the controller reads it
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  13. 13.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (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.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) it compares two numbers (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a buzzer beeps
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor reads light
  20. 20.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  21. 21.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  22. 22.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the motors (b) the camera (c) the program (d) the sensors
  23. 23.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) the robot turns left
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) an LED lights up (c) it compares two numbers (d) it plans the next move
  26. 26.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) it drives on (d) the controller reads it
  29. 29.True or false: when a buzzer beeps, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) it compares two numbers (d) it counts the boxes
  33. 33.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) sense → think → act (c) act → think → sense (d) act → sense → think
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it counts the boxes (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it decides to turn
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to stop (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) an LED lights up (c) a buzzer beeps (d) the arm lifts a box

Answer key

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

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