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Robotics Worksheet: Sense, Think, Act

Robotics lesson 2: Sense, think, act · Set 760 · 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 decides to stop, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: when it counts the boxes, the robot is thinking (deciding). (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: when a gyro feels a turn, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) it compares two numbers
  5. 5.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a camera spots a wall (b) the arm lifts a box (c) the program picks a path (d) a sensor checks distance
  6. 6.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “the motors turn it”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the bumper is pressed
  7. 7.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a mic hears a clap”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act
  8. 8.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a camera spots a wall (d) it decides to turn
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) it compares two numbers (b) it decides to turn (c) it counts the boxes (d) a sensor reads light
  10. 10.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the wheels spin (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it plans the next move (d) a gyro feels a turn
  11. 11.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which is the LAST step? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) the bumper is pressed
  12. 12.🧠 Which part of a robot does the “think” job? (a) the wheels (b) the frame (c) the bumper (d) the controller
  13. 13.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) the gripper closes (b) a sensor checks distance (c) it decides to turn (d) a sensor reads light
  14. 14.🔢 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
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bumper is pressed (b) a camera spots a wall (c) a mic hears a clap (d) an LED lights up
  16. 16.Which of these shows that the robot is thinking (deciding)? (a) a gyro feels a turn (b) it counts the boxes (c) the wheels spin (d) a bumper is pressed
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the program picks a path (b) the gripper closes (c) it decides to stop (d) it compares two numbers
  18. 18.🧠 Sense, think or act: “an LED lights up”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sensor checks distance (b) a bumper is pressed (c) it decides to turn (d) a mic hears a clap
  20. 20.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a camera spots a wall”? (a) act (b) sense (c) think
  21. 21.True or false: when the wheels spin, the robot is sensing. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧠 Which parts do the “act” job? (a) the program (b) the motors (c) the camera (d) the sensors
  23. 23.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) it plans the next move (c) a gyro feels a turn (d) the program picks a path
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) the gripper closes (c) it plans the next move (d) a buzzer beeps
  25. 25.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the controller reads it”? (a) it drives on (b) the motors turn it (c) the bumper is pressed (d) it decides to turn
  26. 26.Which of these shows that the robot is acting? (a) it compares two numbers (b) an LED lights up (c) a sensor checks distance (d) it plans the next move
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the gripper closes (b) a gyro feels a turn (c) the arm lifts a box (d) an LED lights up
  28. 28.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, what comes right after “the bumper is pressed”? (a) the motors turn it (b) the controller reads it (c) it drives on (d) it decides to turn
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the robot turns left (b) a mic hears a clap (c) a sensor checks distance (d) a sensor reads light
  30. 30.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the robot turns left”? (a) act (b) think (c) sense
  31. 31.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the arm lifts a box”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  32. 32.True or false: when a bumper is pressed, the robot is sensing. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “the bumper is pressed” or “it decides to turn”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  34. 34.🧠 Sense, think or act: “the wheels spin”? (a) sense (b) act (c) think
  35. 35.🧠 Which parts do the “sense” job? (a) the battery (b) the frame (c) the sensors (d) the motors
  36. 36.🔢 To make a robot vacuum avoid a chair, which comes first: “it decides to turn” or “the bumper is pressed”? (a) it decides to turn (b) the bumper is pressed
  37. 37.True or false: when the robot turns left, the robot is acting. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.Which of these shows that the robot is sensing? (a) a buzzer beeps (b) the arm lifts a box (c) a mic hears a clap (d) it plans the next move
  39. 39.🧠 A robot keeps repeating sense → think → act. This repeating is called … (a) a crash (b) a gear (c) a loop (d) a battery
  40. 40.🧠 Sense, think or act: “a buzzer beeps”? (a) think (b) sense (c) act

Answer key

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

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