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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 735 · 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 LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the bumper is pressed
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it counts the boxes (b) the arm lifts a box (c) it decides to turn (d) the program picks a path
  3. 3.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the bumper (d) the frame
  4. 4.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the camera (b) the motors (c) the sensors (d) the program
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) the program picks a path (c) the wheels spin (d) it compares two numbers
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor reads light (b) a camera spots a wall (c) the gripper closes (d) a gyro feels a turn
  7. 7.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the controller reads it (d) it drives on
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) a buzzer beeps (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it plans the next move
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) an LED lights up (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) the program picks a path
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the wheels spin (b) the robot turns left (c) a bumper is pressed (d) it counts the boxes
  11. 11.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  12. 12.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it counts the boxes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) a sensor checks distance
  13. 13.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed
  15. 15.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) the motors turn it
  16. 16.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) it drives on (c) the controller reads it (d) the motors turn it
  17. 17.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  18. 18.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the program picks a path (c) it plans the next move (d) it decides to stop
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  21. 21.True or false: when it decides to stop, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔢 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 bumper is pressed (d) the controller reads it
  23. 23.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) think → act → sense (b) act → think → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  24. 24.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the robot turns left (c) it compares two numbers (d) it plans the next move
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) a camera spots a wall
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) a sensor checks distance
  28. 28.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) an LED lights up (c) it decides to stop (d) it plans the next move
  29. 29.True or false: when a mic hears a clap, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the frame (b) the sensors (c) the battery (d) the motors
  31. 31.🔍 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 compares two numbers
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the program picks a path (c) it plans the next move (d) the wheels spin
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “the controller reads it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) the program picks a path (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it decides to stop
  35. 35.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a gear (b) a loop (c) a battery (d) a crash
  36. 36.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a sensor reads light (b) it decides to turn (c) the gripper closes (d) a buzzer beeps
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) the gripper closes (d) a bumper is pressed
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) an LED lights up (d) a camera spots a wall
  39. 39.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) it counts the boxes (c) the robot turns left (d) the arm lifts a box

Answer key

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

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