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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 748 · 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) a buzzer beeps (b) a mic hears a clap (c) it decides to stop (d) the arm lifts a box
  2. 2.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  3. 3.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the wheels spin (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a bumper is pressed (d) a sensor reads light
  5. 5.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  6. 6.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor reads light”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  8. 8.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the motors turn it”? (a) the controller reads it (b) the bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) it drives on
  9. 9.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) it decides to stop (b) a sensor checks distance (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the gripper closes
  10. 10.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) it drives on (b) the bumper is pressed (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  12. 12.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the bumper (b) the controller (c) the frame (d) the wheels
  13. 13.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the sensors (b) the program (c) the motors (d) the camera
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) an LED lights up (c) the wheels spin (d) it decides to stop
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  16. 16.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor checks distance (d) the robot turns left
  18. 18.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to stop (b) the gripper closes (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it plans the next move
  19. 19.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it plans the next move (b) it decides to turn (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  21. 21.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the program picks a path (c) it decides to stop (d) it decides to turn
  22. 22.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it counts the boxes”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it decides to turn (c) the program picks a path (d) it compares two numbers
  24. 24.True or false: when the program picks a path, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the motors (b) the sensors (c) the frame (d) the battery
  26. 26.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the controller reads it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn
  27. 27.🔢 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
  28. 28.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a loop (b) a gear (c) a battery (d) a crash
  29. 29.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) the gripper closes (b) the wheels spin (c) the program picks a path (d) a camera spots a wall
  30. 30.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a sensor reads light (d) it plans the next move
  31. 31.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  33. 33.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the program picks a path”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  34. 34.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a mic hears a clap (b) the wheels spin (c) it compares two numbers (d) a sensor reads light
  36. 36.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a sensor reads light (d) a gyro feels a turn
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the gripper closes (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a bumper is pressed
  40. 40.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the motors turn it” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it

Answer key

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

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