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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 720 · 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) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  2. 2.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  3. 3.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  4. 4.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → sense → think (b) sense → think → act (c) think → act → sense (d) act → think → sense
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) the robot turns left (c) the gripper closes (d) a mic hears a clap
  6. 6.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  7. 7.🔢 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
  8. 8.True or false: when a sensor checks distance, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to stop”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  11. 11.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) an LED lights up (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) it plans the next move
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the gripper closes
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it compares two numbers (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor checks distance
  15. 15.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a crash (c) a battery (d) a loop
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a bumper is pressed (c) a mic hears a clap (d) the program picks a path
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) a sensor reads light (c) a bumper is pressed (d) the program picks a path
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an LED lights up (b) a buzzer beeps (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to stop
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the wheels spin (d) the gripper closes
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) an LED lights up (d) the program picks a path
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to turn (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  23. 23.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) it compares two numbers (c) a sensor reads light (d) a sensor checks distance
  25. 25.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) the wheels spin (c) it decides to turn (d) a camera spots a wall
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the arm lifts a box
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it counts the boxes (b) it plans the next move (c) it compares two numbers (d) a bumper is pressed
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it drives on” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it drives on
  29. 29.True or false: when it decides to turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor checks distance
  31. 31.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) it plans the next move (d) a mic hears a clap
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  35. 35.True or false: when a camera spots a wall, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a bumper is pressed”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  37. 37.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the program
  38. 38.🔢 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 drives on (d) it decides to turn
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to stop (b) it compares two numbers (c) a bumper is pressed (d) an LED lights up
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) it counts the boxes (d) a mic hears a clap

Answer key

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

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