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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 757 · 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.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “it decides to turn”? (a) the bumper is pressed (b) it drives on (c) the motors turn it (d) the controller reads it
  3. 3.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the sensors (b) the frame (c) the motors (d) the battery
  4. 4.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the gripper closes”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  5. 5.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: when the arm lifts a box, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the arm lifts a box (b) the wheels spin (c) the program picks a path (d) an LED lights up
  8. 8.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) think (b) act (c) sense
  9. 9.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) it drives on (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  10. 10.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a sensor checks distance”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  11. 11.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) the robot turns left (b) the program picks a path (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) a sensor reads light
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it decides to turn (b) it plans the next move (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it counts the boxes
  13. 13.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the FIRST step? (a) the controller reads it (b) it decides to turn (c) the motors turn it (d) the bumper is pressed
  14. 14.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) the arm lifts a box (d) it compares two numbers
  15. 15.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a gyro feels a turn”? (a) sense (b) think (c) act
  16. 16.🔢 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
  17. 17.True or false: when it compares two numbers, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a loop (c) a gear (d) a battery
  19. 19.True or false: when a sensor reads light, the robot is acting. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧠 In which order does a robot work? (a) act → think → sense (b) think → act → sense (c) act → sense → think (d) sense → think → act
  22. 22.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it drives on
  23. 23.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the controller (b) the wheels (c) the frame (d) the bumper
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a sensor reads light (c) it compares two numbers (d) a mic hears a clap
  25. 25.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the camera (c) the motors (d) the sensors
  27. 27.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the wheels spin (c) a sensor reads light (d) it compares two numbers
  28. 28.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  29. 29.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it compares two numbers”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  30. 30.True or false: when an LED lights up, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the program picks a path (b) it compares two numbers (c) an LED lights up (d) a mic hears a clap
  33. 33.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) a buzzer beeps (d) it decides to turn
  34. 34.🔢 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
  35. 35.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  36. 36.True or false: when it plans the next move, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) it decides to turn (b) a mic hears a clap (c) the robot turns left (d) it decides to stop
  38. 38.🧠 Sense, think or act: “it decides to turn”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  39. 39.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it decides to turn (b) a sensor checks distance (c) the robot turns left (d) a sensor reads light
  40. 40.True or false: when the gripper closes, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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